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Outdoor photo at a stone temple with richly carved sculptural panels and a scaffolding frame along its wall. In the foreground, a woman with a long dark braid in a white checked top faces away and holds a phone aloft beneath a bright orange umbrella. To the right, a man in an orange top with a saffron-orange shawl stands in profile, holding a small bag. Visitors in colourful saris and salwar walk across the paved courtyard, and a few people stand atop the scaffolding. A purple umbrella shades someone in the middle distance, and a low railing lines the walkway.

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A photograph at a stone temple site with carved sandstone stairs and a tall carved shikhara in the upper left. A woman with long dark hair in a white kurta and a cream shawl walks up the steps. A man holds an orange umbrella above, wearing an orange shawl. In the lower right, a man with short dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and an orange shawl looks toward the camera. Visible people are four.2008-06-09Photo taken from behind a group walking toward a stone temple with tiered, curved sikhara spires and carved walls, scaffolding on its left side. A man in an orange shirt and orange shawl holds up an orange umbrella with a white bird logo, and a woman in a white top with a long braid walks beside him. Two more men in orange shirts and shawls walk alongside, one at right. Visitors and pilgrims stroll on the path and grass toward the temple, with a few people seated or walking near the entrance and trees framing the scene.2008-06-09Photo of a person in white clothing standing beside an old carved stone temple wall with a large stone chakra wheel relief at lower left. The person, seen from behind and side, wears a white embroidered outfit and a cream shawl with tassels, with long dark hair, and is shaded by a bright orange umbrella held by another person's hand at upper right. Scaffolding is visible on the right and a metal railing at lower left. The temple has intricate sculpted figures and pillars.2008-06-09A photograph of the Konark Sun Temple in Odisha, with its sandstone wall carved with rows of pillars and a large carved stone wheel at the base. Scaffolding stands against the temple's tower, and a group of visitors climbs the stone steps in white, blue and orange clothing. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and a white shirt with a light shawl walks beside an older man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl. A child in a blue cap and a few other visitors in saris and shirts stand on the grassy path. A green tree branch frames the upper left corner, with a blue-and-white logo at its top.2008-06-09Outdoors at a stone temple with carved sandstone walls, a scaffold above, and a bright yellow-orange umbrella held over the group. A man in white kurta with an orange shawl points upward toward the carvings. Beside him, a younger man in white robes points as well, and a third man in orange robes stands behind. On the right, a man in an orange shawl holds a water bottle and wears a rudraksha mala, and a woman in a striped top stands at the edge. Carved relief panels and a wheel motif decorate the wall behind them.2008-06-09A photograph at a stone temple complex showing a large carved stone wheel with spokes and figure reliefs on the left, beside a brass railing. Several people stand in a row on the right: a man in the foreground wears an orange saffron-coloured garment and holds a yellow umbrella overhead, with a second person in a white shirt and cream shawl beside him, and more people partly visible behind in orange and white clothing. A plastic water bottle sits on the railing. Sandstone temple structures stand in the background under a bright sky.2008-06-09A photograph at a stone temple with a large carved stone wheel with spokes and ornate relief figures on the left, behind a brass railing. Two men in white kurta clothing stand at the centre-right. The man in the middle, with long dark hair, a cream shawl and hands pressed together in namaste, is a devotee beside a fellow traveller. The man on the right wears an orange shawl and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace over white clothing. A bright orange umbrella is held above them. Several other people in orange, yellow and white clothing stand behind, with temple spires visible in the background.2008-06-09A long-haired figure in a white kurta with a pale yellow-and-white shawl stands with their back to the camera, looking up at a broad stone staircase leading to an ancient carved temple wall on the left. Scaffolding of bamboo-like poles covers the temple tower behind. Two people in the distance climb the steps: one in a red sari and one in a white shirt and dark trousers. On the right, a person in orange robes holds a large orange umbrella, and another person in white with a lanyard stands beside. The stone is weathered sandstone with intricate carved mouldings.2008-06-09A photograph of the Konark Sun Temple, a stone temple with a tiered pyramidal roof carved with figures and wheel-like motifs, surrounded by scaffolding on the left. Visitors climb a broad stone staircase toward the central doorway. Several people in the foreground wear saris in yellow, orange, purple and blue, and men wear shirts and trousers. A man in a light shirt holds a dark umbrella, and a few visitors carry umbrellas against the overcast sky.2008-06-09Outdoor photo at a stone temple complex with intricately carved sandstone walls and a small figure on the upper steps. Beneath a large spreading tree, a group of seated people rests on a dark stone platform, mostly women in red, yellow and maroon saris with a few men in white. At left, a man in an orange robe holds the edge of the tree, and in the foreground a man in an orange robe sits with his back to the camera. A person in white kurta and white dhoti sits at left holding an orange bag strap. Fallen leaves cover the ground and a water bottle sits in the lower right.2008-06-09Outdoors near a stone temple with a tiered, pyramid-style shikhara and carved surfaces, with scaffolding on one side and trees around it. A man with long, swept-back dark hair in a white kurta and a white shawl at left looks toward the camera. A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala holds up a large orange umbrella, walking among a crowd of people wearing orange caps and orange and white clothing, many smiling, with a few women in glasses and saris. a person cues are long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace on the umbrella-holding person, who is described here by role as a saffron-robed devotee; identity is uncertain.2008-06-09A photograph of a group walking along a railed stone walkway beside a richly carved sandstone temple with tiered spires and carved panels of figures and friezes. Several people in saffron-orange robes and shawls walk in a line; a man at left in a white kurta with an orange shawl is seen from behind, a woman in a white sari with a shawl walks beside a man in orange carrying a water bottle, and a younger man in orange with a garland and an orange shoulder bag follows. At right, a man in an orange shawl looks down. Several visible people are in the frame, with one more partially visible in the background beside the temple.2008-06-09