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Exterior wall of a stone temple with carved sandstone panels. A central niche holds a dark stone deity murti draped in a yellow-green cloth with red garland, standing on a yoni-like base with scattered red flowers. Flanking niches contain larger carved figures, one a dancing female form and one a standing male figure, with narrow carved pilasters and friezes of small figures above and below. No people are visible; a fluorescent tube light hangs above the niche.

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Carved stone exterior wall of an ancient South Indian temple, with tiered pilasters and niches holding sculpted deity figures, including a large standing sculpture of a multi-armed deity striking a smaller figure beneath its foot. Friezes of small figures and animal reliefs run along the base. At right, a doorway opens onto a shrine where a figure in a yellow and green sari stands near a dark stone image, lit by a fluorescent tube overhead. No a person is visible in the scene.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Interior photograph of an ancient stone temple shrine with weathered grey granite walls carved with pilasters, niches and mouldings. At the right edge a seated figure wrapped in a yellow-gold cloth sits beside a brass lamp stand with tiered lamps, and a metal gate stands nearby. The stone floor is dark and damp in places.2012-02-08September 18 20062006-09-18A photograph of carved sandstone temple wall panels with pillars and niches. Several sculpted figures stand in niches: a central dancing or standing deity with a crown and raised arms, flanked by smaller carved figures, and a figure at the left in a fighting or dancing pose. Ornate pillar capitals and cornices frame the reliefs. No living people are visible, and no a person candidate is shown.2012-05-29 +1 copiesPhotograph of an ornately carved stone temple wall with niches holding sculpted figures and pillars, showing weathered sandstone and a deep-carved frieze of animal motifs along the base. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt stands on the steps pointing toward the carvings, while a man in an orange robe gestures with his raised hand beside him, and another orange-robed figure stands at the right edge. A further person in white dhoti stands in the shaded doorway at the upper right. Pale blue sky shows above the roofline. The scene appears to be a temple inspection visit.2006-09-18Photograph of a carved stone temple facade with tall pillars and sculpted figures, showing a priest in a yellow garment standing in a doorway at upper left. At ground level, a man in a white shirt points toward the temple while several people in orange and white stand on the paved courtyard. A woman in an orange sari and a man in orange robes stand near the right edge, with other men in white shirts nearby. The scene reads as a temple site inspection with the group examining the carved architecture.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Photograph of a carved stone temple exterior at Dharapuram, Tamil Nadu, with a tiered vimana-style shrine tower on the left and a densely sculpted sandstone wall of deities and figures on the right. A stone stairway leads up to a pillared mandapa entrance. The courtyard is paved and no people are visible.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18