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Interior view of a stone temple corridor with a dark granite ceiling made of long slab stones supported by carved stone brackets and beams. Ornately carved columns and corbels line the left side, receding into shadow. No people are visible.

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Interior view of a stone temple doorway with carved granite pillars and a heavy lintel decorated with floral and scroll relief. A fluorescent tube light hangs under the lintel, with a dark opening beyond. In the foreground, the tops of several people's heads are visible at the bottom edge, including a man in white with an orange cloth at the lower left and a bald man at the lower right.2008-08-02March 17 20182018-03-17Interior view looking down into an unfinished concrete block structure under construction. Grey cinder or concrete blocks form the walls, with a horizontal wooden beam spanning the opening and a bare plastered wall on the left. Daylight enters from a gap at the lower right. No people, deity forms or ritual activity are visible.2009-10-15February 08 20122012-02-08Close view of stone temple architecture showing carved granite pillars and brackets with sculpted lion-headed corbels supporting an overhanging beam. Ornate capitals with floral and geometric relief carving rise into a shadowed ceiling, and a decorative frieze runs along the lower beam. No people, deity murti or a person are visible; the scene is architectural detail of a temple hall interior.2018-03-17Interior of a stone temple hall with dark granite pillars carved with rearing yali or lion-like mythical figures at the capitals. Several hanging brass oil lamps and a ceiling fan are suspended from a wooden beam under fluorescent tube lights. At the far end a golden doorway frames a dimly lit inner shrine. No people are visible in the scene.2012-02-08October 15 20082008-10-15Close view of carved grey stone architecture inside an old temple: a projecting stone ledge or cornice supported by carved corbels and pillars, with decorative lion-like or mythical animal heads at its ends and ornate stepped stonework above. No people are visible. The setting appears to be an ancient temple hall.2008-07-29May 22 20122012-05-22February 08 20122012-02-08July 13 20092009-07-13Dim interior of an old stone temple hall with weathered carved pillars and a dark wooden ceiling beam. A close-up of a carved stone pillar bracket stands at right, with a folded green-and-yellow cloth draped over a pillar base and a small bright object at the bottom. No people are visible; the scene shows architectural detail and aged carved stone in shadowy hall.2009-07-14