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A carved stone niche set into a grey granite temple wall. A white-painted lion-face makara head with red-dotted eyes crowns an arched shrine framed by scrolled white stone foliage. Inside, a red-painted deity murti of a seated elephant-headed figure holds a round modak or bowl. The niche has a scalloped stone ledge beneath it, and the wall around it carries fine relief carving.

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July 08 20122012-07-08July 08 20122012-07-08Close view of a carved granite temple wall with a niche housing a red-painted Ganesha murti, seated with a trunk and multiple arms, framed by white-painted ornamental stonework and a carved makara-like head with red dots above. Adjacent pillars and mouldings recede along the wall. No people are visible in the scene.2012-07-08Photograph of a carved stone sculpture of a rearing lion attacking an elephant on the base of a temple, with a smaller carved lion beneath. Weathered sandstone reliefs of figures and floral patterns fill the wall behind, and pillars with carved panels rise above. No people are visible in the scene.2006-09-18A weathered grey stone sculpture on a temple plinth shows a lion attacking an elephant, with the lion's paws gripping the elephant's head and trunk while the elephant's trunk curls downward. Carved rearing animals and pillars with relief figures stand behind. The temple base is faded with red-brown patches and a small carved stone block sits at the lower left. No people are visible.2006-09-18Close 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 of a grey stone sculpture surface showing a carved decorative scroll or lotus-like motif outlined in dark and reddish paint, possibly part of a deity or vahana carving. The stone has a rough, granular texture with a smooth curved carved form at the upper left and faint chisel marks along the right. No people are visible; this is a detail shot of an unfinished or freshly worked stone carving.March 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesClose view of a weathered stone carving of a lion-like guardian creature projecting from a temple beam or bracket, with a fierce open-mouthed face, bulging eyes, mane rendered in carved ridges, and paws gripping below. Greenish and pinkish mineral staining shows on the sandstone. Above it a carved stone beam runs across the frame. No people are visible.2018-03-17A photograph of a dark stone shrine niche flanked by two carved stone lions with open mouths and manes, facing forward on raised plinths. In the centre a dark carved stone slab bears a relief figure, and a marigold-type garland hangs at its top. Small terracotta oil lamps sit on the ledge in front, with a few flower petals and leaves scattered on the stone. Reddish kumkum marks are visible on the ledge. No people are visible in the scene.2012-09-12February 08 20122012-02-08January 07 20102010-01-07