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Photograph inside a temple of a large dark stone relief panel carved with a circular medallion showing a standing deity figure with a crown, flanked by smaller figures and ornamental scrollwork around the border. In the foreground at left, a person in a saffron-orange robe is partly visible, and at right a man in a white shirt and light trousers stands beside the carving. Stone walls and dim interior lighting surround the scene.

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September 18 20062006-09-18A person in an orange-saffron robe stands at the right edge beside a carved granite pillar in a temple setting, looking toward the camera with a slight smile. The carved panel on the pillar shows relief sculpture of figures in dynamic poses, including a dancing or standing figure at left, animals and seated figures below, all framed in a decorative border. Blurred stone temple architecture with tiered carved walls sits in the background.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Close view of a dark carved stone panel on a temple pillar, showing dense relief sculpture of deities, figures and animals in tiers. At the upper left a dancing or seated deity with raised arm is carved, with smaller attendant figures and a central pillar-like motif. Lower registers show seated figures and animal carvings. At the right edge, a man in a white shirt and glasses stands partly visible beside the pillar. Pale stone architecture is visible at the left.2006-09-18A carved granite pillar panel in a temple, showing a relief of a dancing figure in the upper left with raised arms and a bent leg, beside standing figures with tall crowns and jewellery, and a row of smaller seated and standing figures below. A man in white clothes stands at the right edge, partly visible. Sculpted deity or mythological figures, not a living person.2006-09-18 +1 copiesA dark stone pillar carved in low relief with a dense panel of Hindu iconography arranged in registers. Upper section shows a dancing deity figure with multiple arms and a crowned head beside standing attendant figures, a small pillar-like object, and a row of rounded carved heads above. Lower registers depict seated figures, animals resembling bulls or lions, and rows of carved creatures. On the right edge, a man in a white shirt and eyeglasses stands partly visible, looking toward the carving. The stone shows weathering and a temple corridor is visible in the background.2006-09-18October 15 20082008-10-15A dark stone sculpture inside a temple hall shows a seated deity murti on a carved pedestal beside a bull, with a female figure seated at his side. Behind them a standing attendant figure holds a long staff. Nearby, a carved column detail and painted ceiling with warm orange and green tones frame the scene. No living people are visible; the image is a photograph of stone carvings.2012-06-05Close view of a dark carved granite pillar in a temple hall, with finely sculpted panels of figures and scrolling foliage on each face. Upper panels show standing figures in dance or procession poses, and lower panels show dense floral and geometric relief. Stone colonnade and pale paved floor appear blurred in the background. No people are visible in the frame; the pillar carvings depict figures in stone.2006-09-18A photograph of a carved stone pillar in a temple, with dense relief sculptures of figures, a dancing deity form, and foliage. Beside the pillar on the right stands a young man with shoulder-length dark curly hair, wearing a flowing orange saffron robe draped over his shoulder. The background shows pale stone temple architecture.2006-09-18June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of weathered grey sandstone carvings on a boulder in a forest setting, with moss and fallen leaves at the base. A central relief shows a reclining multi-headed serpent figure with a human-like figure lying across its coils, with standing divine figures carved above and to the side. Carved figures in relief appear on the left side of the stone as well. The carving is worn and partly mossy, and the scene is outdoors among green foliage.2007-07-04