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Photo of a person seen from behind at the left edge, with long dark curly hair and bare shoulders, wearing orange clothing at the bottom edge. They face a large weathered stone bas-relief wall carved with dense rows of figures, chariots, elephants and soldiers in a battle-scene style. The carving fills most of the frame. Only the back of the head and shoulders are visible, so no face or identifying features can be seen and no a person candidate is confidently present.

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Photograph of a long carved bas-relief wall inside Angkor Wat, Cambodia, showing dense rows of carved figures, chariots and wheels. Two men stand close to the wall at left, one with long dark hair and a bare upper body with orange cloth draped over one shoulder, the other in white clothing beside him, both gazing at the carvings. A cameraman with a video camera is partly visible at the lower left edge, filming them.2007-07-02A photograph of a bas-relief carving on a sandstone temple wall. A seated multi-armed deity figure with a tall crown sits on a raised platform, surrounded by fanned cobra-like hoods and attendant figures. Below, rows of smaller carved figures and shields or panels fill the lower register. Weathered stone shows faint orange-red pigment traces.2007-07-02A man with long, dark, wavy hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands in profile, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long beaded necklace of rudraksha-style mala beads. He holds a thin silver pointer in his raised right hand, gesturing toward a carved stone bas-relief wall of figures, chariots and figures in procession. The man has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and a mala, and the page identifies him as Swamiji, so this is a probable match by appearance cues.2007-07-02Close-up photograph of carved bas-relief on a grey sandstone wall, Angkor Wat style. Central figure is a dancing apsara with a tall crown and elaborate headdress, arms raised, with flowing scrolling foliage carved around her. To the right, another carved figure with a raised arm stands beside a stylized animal form, and the carving is worn and weathered. No physical people are visible; all figures are stone carvings.2007-07-02A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands before a carved stone relief wall covered with figures, chariots and animals. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long strand of rudraksha beads. He holds a thin wooden staff in one hand and gestures with the other, mouth open mid-speech, as if teaching or addressing a group. A small purple logo appears in the upper left corner. Swamiji (probable) based on long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, shown as the speaker at the stone wall.2007-07-02July 02 20072007-07-02July 02 20072007-07-02July 02 20072007-07-02Close-up photograph of carved bas-relief stonework on an Angkor-period temple wall at Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Carved figures in dense scrolling foliage and mythical creatures, including a warrior figure with a raised weapon riding a lion-like beast, and a figure with a crown at the right edge. The stone is weathered grey with some pale residue. No people are physically present in the scene.2007-07-02July 02 20072007-07-02July 02 20072007-07-02A close photograph of a stone bas-relief carved into a weathered sandstone wall, showing a battle or royal procession scene. Chariots with spoked wheels are drawn by horses, and rows of carved warriors with shields and spears march in registers across the lower part. Several figures wear elaborate headdresses and carry weapons. The carving is pale grey with worn, shadowed recesses.2007-07-07