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Close view of a large carved granite pillar in an unfinished hall, with lotus-petal bands, stepped capitals and red painted floral motifs on the lower bracket. To the right, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands on the open floor holding a mobile phone, looking down at it.

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A photograph of a heavy granite pillar with carved capitals and bracket elements, partly painted with red floral motifs on the lower section. A lone person in white clothes and an orange shawl stands at the right edge of an open pillared hall, looking at a handheld device. White tent canopy and scaffolding frame the structure above. No one else is visible.2007-03-15A photograph of a carved grey granite pillar in an open-sided temple hall under a white corrugated roof. The pillar has ornate relief carvings of scrolling foliage and geometric panels, with red pigment traces in the capital and carved bands. At the lower right, a single person in white clothes with an orange shawl stands and reads or holds a small object, partly cut off at the frame edge. No visible deity or ritual activity is shown beyond the architecture.2007-03-15Photograph of a carved granite pillar inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof. The pillar has ornate relief carving with scrolling foliage and geometric panels, and red painted accents on the capital and mouldings. At the lower right edge, a standing man in white dhoti-style clothing with an orange shawl across his shoulder looks down at something in his hands. A white rope hangs vertically along the left side of the pillar.2007-02-05A carved granite pillar in a temple corridor, its shaft decorated with a relief panel of a rearing animal figure and a lower panel showing a carved figure grappling with a serpent-like form. Dark pillared colonnade recedes to the right, with a sunlit courtyard beyond and a colourful gopuram-style shrine tower with a white dome in the distance. Painted yellow, green and red tower details frame the upper left. No people are visible.2013-01-06February 08 20122012-02-08Close view of a carved granite pillar in a South Indian temple hall, with a stone bracket capital decorated with scrolling motifs and a circular medallion. The shaft has carved panels with a mythical beast relief. To the left, a painted gopuram-style shrine niche shows a red and orange seated figure and a brightly coloured sculpted deity beneath a pink and green cornice. Through the open archway in the background, a colourful temple tower and a white dome are visible. No people are present.2013-01-061981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriClose-up photograph of a carved stone pillar in a South Indian temple corridor. The white granite capital has scrolled brackets and a round medallion, and the shaft below shows a carved relief of a lotus or floral motif. Beside the pillar, a gopuram-style shrine niche is painted in red, green, blue and yellow, with a painted Ganesha figure on the left and a small seated carved figure further down. No people are visible; the scene shows only architecture and sculpture.2013-01-06February 08 20122012-02-08Photograph looking up at carved granite architecture: a stone pillar with a stepped, lotus-like capital and a horizontal beam with scrolled, carved brackets. A thin metal wire or chain runs across the beam. Dense green trees and foliage fill the background, with a few small bits of loose sandy ground visible beneath. No people are visible in the scene.2007-03-15January 06 20132013-01-06September 18 20062006-09-18