A smiling man in a white kurta stands before a large carved stone wheel on a temple wall, with a metal railing in front of him and a yellow umbrella at the upper right edge. The wheel has spokes and rim carvings with figures, and the sandstone structure around it shows layered ornamental relief. He has long dark hair and a red mark on his forehead, and his hands are relaxed at his sides. - Nithyanandapedia

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A smiling man in a white kurta stands before a large carved stone wheel on a temple wall, with a metal railing in front of him and a yellow umbrella at the upper right edge. The wheel has spokes and rim carvings with figures, and the sandstone structure around it shows layered ornamental relief. He has long dark hair and a red mark on his forehead, and his hands are relaxed at his sides.

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A man stands in front of a richly carved sandstone temple wall at what appears to be a Konark-style sun temple, with a large stone chariot wheel to his right and figural sculptures of deities and animals on the pillars. He wears a white kurta and a light cream shawl over one shoulder and has a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair. A partly visible person with orange clothing stands behind him at the edge of the frame, and a yellow umbrella is held above. a person: the man has long swept-back hair and a red mark on his forehead, but no crown, saffron robe or malas are visible, so identity is uncertain.

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A person with long dark wavy hair, seen from behind, stands at a brass railing before a large sandstone chariot wheel carved into the wall of an ancient temple. The wheel is intricately sculpted with spokes and rim, flanked by carved figures and reliefs of animals and deities on the temple wall. The person wears a white garment with a pale yellow-cream shawl draped over the shoulders. Sunlit weathered stone surfaces surround the scene.

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A large carved stone wheel, a chakra with spokes and a central hub, is set into the sandstone wall of a temple. The wheel is richly ornamented with floral and geometric motifs, and small medallions with figures decorate the spokes. Behind and around it, the temple wall is densely carved with sculpted figures, pilasters and niches. A brass railing in the foreground separates viewers from the monument. No people are visible.

A man with long dark hair, wearing a white kurta and a cream sash tied at the waist, stands at a brass railing in front of a richly carved sandstone wall. Behind him a large carved wheel with spokes and relief figures of deities and ornamental motifs fills the frame. He has a red bindi on his forehead, smiles, and rests one hand on the railing. The carved wall resembles the Konark Sun Temple wheel. a person: the man has long swept-back hair, a red forehead mark and the white ritual dress associated with the page, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity; treated as an uncertain in-person candidate.

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