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Photograph of a person seen from behind, with long dark wavy hair falling over the shoulder, wearing a cream-white garment, standing before intricately carved sandstone walls of a temple. Carved panels show floral scrolls, geometric lattice screens and a circular carved disc with a figure of a horse and rider. The person's face is not visible. The setting appears to be an ancient Odisha-style temple wall.

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Photograph of a temple setting dominated by a large carved stone wheel, a chakra, set into sandstone walls with ornate pillars. In the foreground, a person seen from behind with long, wavy black hair fills the left side of the frame, facing the wheel. A small black camera on a tripod stands beside a low wooden railing in front of the carving, with green shrubs below. At the lower right edge, another person in a red garment is partially visible. The wheel and carved pillars suggest a temple wall, possibly at a sun-temple complex. The person with long black hair cannot be identified with confidence from this view, so their identity is left uncertain.2008-06-09A 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.2008-06-09 +1 copiesA photograph taken from behind of a person with long, dark, wavy hair, wearing a white top, in the foreground. Behind them is a blurred stone temple wall with carved sandstone panels and a large carved stone wheel. A woman in a red and white patterned headscarf stands at the left edge, and other partially visible people are at the right and bottom edges.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 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.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 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 taken from behind of a person with long dark wavy hair, dressed in a white textured top with a pale cream and gold-checked shawl draped over the shoulders and fringed at the ends. The person stands at the edge of an old weathered stone temple with carved sandstone pillars and projections, looking toward distant green trees under an overcast sky. Their raised right hand holds a long dark staff with an orange-tipped handle, and several beaded bracelets and a wristwatch are visible on the wrist. Small figures in orange are seen further off among the ruins.2008-06-09A 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.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.2008-06-09A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a small red bindi stands outdoors in front of a carved sandstone temple wall with ornate tiered spires and a decorated doorway frame. He wears a plain white ceremonial garment draped over one shoulder. The photo shows the temple architecture behind him and a weathered stone ledge at right.2008-06-09A photograph of a large carved stone wheel on the exterior wall of an ancient temple, a sun-chariot wheel with spokes and ornate rim detailing. The sandstone is weathered and intricately sculpted with figures, floral motifs and small medallions around the hub. A brass railing stands in the foreground, and no people are visible.2008-06-09