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Interior of a stone temple hall showing a large carved granite pillar with a rearing lion-like yali sculpture, its head turned downward and body wrapped in ornate foliage carving, with a painted circular motif on the adjacent wall. Heavy carved brackets and beams overhead, a small barred window at right and a dim corridor behind. At the bottom edge, the tops of a few partially visible heads are seen near the base of the pillar. No a person is visible.

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May 20 20122012-05-20February 08 20122012-02-08Interior of an ancient stone temple hall with heavily carved granite pillars. Large rearing lion-like yali sculptures and mythical animal figures project from the pillar bases and brackets, with ornate corbels overhead. Small barred windows let in light on a plain wall. A low dark wooden bench sits on the stone floor at right, beside a tall polished steel vessel. A faint red and gold floor pattern is visible at lower right. No people are clearly visible in the scene, apart from a partially visible figure near the right edge. The hall's architecture is the main subject, with no ritual activity shown.2012-05-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a carved grey granite pillar inside an unfinished, open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and bare concrete floor. The pillar's lower section shows a large carved face with a broad nose, lips and a beard-like pattern, flanked by scrolling foliate and interlaced motifs and projecting makara-like side brackets. Traces of red pigment remain in the carving recesses. Concrete block walls and a doorway are visible at left, and a red cloth edge appears at the right edge. No people are visible.2007-03-15March 17 20182018-03-17February 08 20122012-02-08Close view of a weathered grey granite temple pillar with a carved mythical lion-faced bracket, its open mouth and rounded eyes sculpted in relief. A carved geometric fan-shaped motif and a square boss sit beside it on the wall, with a red cord running vertically across the frame. No people are visible; the scene shows only carved stone architecture inside a temple hall.2008-10-15Close-up photograph of carved granite architecture in a temple hall. Two square stone pillars rise diagonally from the lower left and centre, their faces decorated with raised floral and foliate relief panels. Above them, ornate bracket capitals with scrolled volutes and pendant tapered finials support a heavy stone beam. Weathered granite surfaces and shadowed ceiling beams fill the background, with a patch of bright sky at the upper left. No people are visible in the frame.2012-02-08February 08 20122012-02-08July 08 20122012-07-08February 08 20122012-02-08Interior view of a stone temple hall with richly carved granite pillars. Several large pillars display sculpted yali-like rearing animal figures, deities and dancing figures in high relief. A tall plain column stands at right, and an open doorway shows a distant temple gopuram and courtyard in daylight. A few partially visible people appear at the lower edge near the railing. The image is a photograph taken inside the temple corridor. A date stamp reads 23 4 2006 in red at lower right.2006-04-23