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A close photograph of carved grey granite temple architecture. A black butterfly with white-tipped wings and orange-spotted markings rests on a square panel decorated with scrolling foliage carvings. Below it a stone lion face with a open mouth and carved mane projects from the pillar base, and ornate scrolls and fretwork decorate the surrounding stonework. No people are visible.

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Close-up photograph of a carved grey granite temple doorway with ornate scrollwork panels and a leonine face carved at the base of a pilaster. A dark butterfly with white wing markings and orange spots rests on the carved stone above the lion-face motif. The right side shows a dark recessed doorway frame. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the scene.2010-08-21December 15 20142014-12-15March 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesClose view of a stone temple wall at Dharapuram, with a niche holding a dark stone sculpture of a multi-armed deity standing on a pedestal, flanked by pilasters. Below and around it are bands of carved friezes, including a row of stylised scrolling motifs and figurative relief panels. No people are visible in the scene; a faint red mark appears at the lower right edge.2006-09-18Close-up photograph of weathered sandstone carving at a temple base, showing a relief of a figure in a curling foliage scroll pattern with a rectangular moulded edge above. A green grass blade overlaps the left edge of the stone. No people are visible in the frame.2007-07-02Close-up photograph of a carved grey granite pillar base. A stylised scrolling foliate motif with curling leaves and tendrils is carved in relief on the shaft, above a stepped moulded plinth. The stone surface is speckled and weathered, with a wall of plain granite to the right. No people are visible.2010-01-07February 08 20122012-02-08Close photograph of a carved stone temple frieze with three figures in relief within a horizontal panel. The left figure is a mounted rider or warrior with an animal beneath, the centre figure stands holding a staff or weapon with a shield-like form, and the right figure appears to grapple with a curling serpentine or coiled form. Carved floral scroll bands border the panel above and below, with weathered grey granite texture. No living people are visible; the figures are sculpted reliefs, and no identifiable person is depicted.2012-05-29January 07 20102010-01-07February 08 20122012-02-08Close 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.2008-07-29Close view of a large carved granite pillar in an unfinished hall, with lotus-petal bands, stepped capitals and red painted floral motifs on the lower bracket. To the right, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands on the open floor holding a mobile phone, looking down at it.2007-02-05