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September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Close 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 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.2006-09-18Close 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 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.2006-09-18A 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 copiesSeptember 18 20062006-09-18February 08 20122012-02-08A 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.2007-03-15February 08 20122012-02-08Close-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.2012-02-08