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October 15 2008

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February 08 20122012-02-08March 17 20182018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17A photograph of a carved grey granite pillar inside an unfinished, open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and bare concrete floor. The pillar's lower section shows a large carved face with a broad nose, lips and a beard-like pattern, flanked by scrolling foliate and interlaced motifs and projecting makara-like side brackets. Traces of red pigment remain in the carving recesses. Concrete block walls and a doorway are visible at left, and a red cloth edge appears at the right edge. No people are visible.2007-03-15Close view of stone temple architecture showing carved granite pillars and brackets with sculpted lion-headed corbels supporting an overhanging beam. Ornate capitals with floral and geometric relief carving rise into a shadowed ceiling, and a decorative frieze runs along the lower beam. No people, deity murti or a person are visible; the scene is architectural detail of a temple hall interior.2018-03-17Close 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.2008-07-29March 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of carved granite architecture in a temple hall. Two square stone pillars rise diagonally from the lower left and centre, their faces decorated with raised floral and foliate relief panels. Above them, ornate bracket capitals with scrolled volutes and pendant tapered finials support a heavy stone beam. Weathered granite surfaces and shadowed ceiling beams fill the background, with a patch of bright sky at the upper left. No people are visible in the frame.2012-02-08Close 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.2018-03-17September 18 20062006-09-18A 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.2006-09-18Interior of a stone temple hall showing a large carved granite pillar with a rearing lion-like yali sculpture, its head turned downward and body wrapped in ornate foliage carving, with a painted circular motif on the adjacent wall. Heavy carved brackets and beams overhead, a small barred window at right and a dim corridor behind. At the bottom edge, the tops of a few partially visible heads are seen near the base of the pillar. No a person is visible.2012-05-31 +1 copies