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May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesClose view of a weathered pale stone temple wall carved with architectural niches, pilasters and small pedestal-style shrine frames. Within the central niche, a standing carved deity murti stands flanked by two smaller attendant figures, with a lion-like corbel motif above. No people are visible; the scene is stone carvings only.2012-05-29May 30 20122012-05-30Close-up photograph of carved dark stone temple wall with ornate pillars and niches. Left, a pillar with a lotus-shaped base and carved scrollwork rises to a decorated bracket with small figures. Centre, a plain-shaded column with carved bands. Right, a shrine-like niche with a small carved canopy and miniature figures above a pillar. No people are visible in the scene.2006-04-23Close view of an ornately carved grey stone temple wall with recessed niches framed by miniature shrine-like canopies and tall decorative pilasters. Carved scrollwork and floral motifs fill the lower panels, and pedestal-style bases sit beneath each niche. No people are visible; the frame shows architecture only, with no a person figure present.2006-04-23Close view of carved grey granite temple wall with ornate pilasters, shallow niche with a small pediment above, fluted columns with floral and foliage carvings at their bases, and scalloped capitals. No people are present. The stonework is architectural, with a plain flat wall between the columns.2010-01-07May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesClose view of a weathered granite temple wall with carved stone pillars and ornate pilasters. A central niche holds a seated deity murti flanked by attendant figures, with carved panels of divine figures and mythical animals and a decorative cornice above. No people are visible in the scene.2006-09-23Close view of a temple gopuram tier showing carved grey stone sculptures of standing female deities in tall crowns with jewelled ornaments, one holding a lotus or fruit and another raising a hand. Stepped architectural mouldings and a scrolled floral finial rise above them, with green plants growing from crevices. No living people are visible; the figures are statues carved into the temple wall.A photograph of a weathered sandstone temple wall covered in carved niches and figures. Upper tiers show stacked ornamental pillars with circular medallion motifs and lotus-like bases. Lower tiers hold standing carved deities and figures, one with a crown and a mount beside it. On the left edge, a partially visible person in a red-and-white striped shirt and white dhoti stands near the wall. The stone is grey and timeworn, and the carvings appear to be temple sculpture rather than living subjects.2008-06-09Close 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.2008-07-29