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Photograph of white-painted stone sculptures along a temple building at dusk. In the foreground a large carved mythical lion-like figure with curled mane and scrolled tail projects from a pillar, with a smaller similar sculpture behind it. Overhead ceiling lights glow warm and red against a blue evening sky. A narrow paved walkway runs beside a white balustrade, with residential buildings visible in the distance. No people are visible.

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January 01 20102010-01-01Photograph of a white stone pillar on an open temple pavilion, carved with a rosette medallion and a carved lion-like figure with a mane and a beaded necklace, its tail curling along the column. A tall reddish-brown ribbed pole stands at right against a pale sky, with palm fronds and a pink building in the distance. Under the roof at left, a small shrine with a red cloth and a dark deity murti is visible. No people are present.2010-09-26A white stone carved lion-like guardian figure, with a mane and a curled tail, stands on a white pillar at a covered veranda. Beside it hangs a long vertical cloth banner with bands of red, green, blue and white patterns, yellow and orange flowers, a dove emblem in a blue roundel, and a fringed orange bottom edge. Beyond the railing, a pale sky and a distant view of pink multi-storey buildings and dry hillside are visible. No people are present.2010-09-26Close-up photograph of ornate pale pink sandstone architecture with carved white marble arches. Curved scroll-like brackets with intricate geometric and floral relief carving span a doorway or ceiling opening, with additional carved arch tops visible below against a bright blue sky. No people are visible in the frame.2009-09-10July 08 20122012-07-08July 13 20092009-07-13A white stone sculpture of a seated elephant, carved with a decorated saddle cloth featuring scroll motifs and tassels, its trunk curled toward its front leg. It rests on a plinth beside a carved white pillar and a black lantern. Green garden foliage and trees fill the background, with a few red flowers visible near the base of the plants.2010-09-26Close-up photograph of a white-painted stone pillar in a temple-style colonnade, shot looking upward. The capital has a square carved rosette panel with a stylised flower of looping petals, flanked by bracket corbels with cup-like drops. Below, the shaft has stepped, tiered mouldings and projecting ledges. A dark wooden framed board hangs on the left wall, and another pillar with similar stepped carving appears in the background. No people are visible.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityJuly 08 20122012-07-08February 08 20122012-02-08January 07 20102010-01-07