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A photograph of a long stone staircase climbing toward a large temple under scaffolding of bamboo-like metal poles. In the foreground, a woman with long dark wavy hair, wearing a white patterned top and a cream checked shawl, stands with her back to the camera looking up the steps. Further up the stairs, two people walk: one in red and one in a white shirt and dark trousers. The walls are polished grey-brown stone with carved pilasters at left.

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A 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 taken from behind and slightly to the side of a woman with long, dark, wavy hair, wearing a white kurta and a cream-and-gold checked shawl draped over her shoulder. She stands at the base of a wide stone staircase, looking up toward the entrance of an ancient temple built of sandstone blocks, with carved sculptural panels visible on its walls. Two men in casual clothes stand near the temple doorway, one in a blue shirt and one in a striped shirt. Scaffolding is visible at the upper right corner of the frame.2008-06-09June 06 20082008-06-06A photograph of a man in profile standing in a stone courtyard beside carved sandstone temple walls, with relief panels of figures, pillars and a large carved stone wheel at right. He wears a white collarless shirt with a pale cream shawl draped over his shoulder, has long dark hair swept back, and a red tilak on his forehead. Scaffolding and two people appear on an upper level at top left. The setting resembles the Konark Sun Temple complex, a visible landmark.2008-06-09June 09 20082008-06-09 +1 copiesA 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.2008-06-09June 06 20082008-06-06 +1 copiesA 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 photograph at an ancient stone temple with intricately carved sandstone walls, pillars and a large carved wheel at right. A man with long dark hair, wearing a white kurta and a light cream shawl, stands at a metal railing with his hands folded in front of him, looking toward the carvings. A yellow umbrella is visible at the top right. At the right edge, a second man in an orange-saffron robe with a beaded necklace is partly visible.2008-06-09A man with long dark hair, wearing a white full-length kurta and a red bindi, stands on stone steps in front of a richly carved sandstone temple with tiered spires and sculpted figures along its walls. He smiles and looks off to the side with his hands at his sides. The temple entrance behind him is framed by carved pilasters and a doorway. Stone steps lead up to the temple and frame the scene.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 photograph taken at an ancient stone temple with heavily carved sandstone walls. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a white embroidered kurta and a pale yellow-and-white shawl, stands in profile and points his right arm toward the carvings. Behind him, a person in an orange garment is partly visible on the right, and a raised arm holding an orange item appears at the top. Other visitors and weathered stone platforms fill the background under green trees.2008-06-09