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Marble elephant near entrance. IMG_0876.JPG
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Exterior shot, Jain Temple. IMG_0879.JPG
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Sikhara, or tower, of temple. IMG_0844.JPG
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Entrance step, Jain Temple, Ranakpur. IMG_0877.JPG
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Interior, one of the temple's eighty domes. IMG_0839.JPG
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Looking at one of the 1,444 pillars. IMG_0815.JPG
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Small ganesh on a pillar. IMG_0830.JPG
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Detail, hall ceiling. IMG_0854.JPG
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Marble figure. Pillar detail. IMG_0827.JPG
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Musical figures (deities?), dome interior. IMG_0860.JPG
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Dancer. (and deity?)IMG_0862.JPG
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Pipe-playing figure. IMG_0864.JPG
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Carvings, marble pillar. IMG_0866.JPG
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Tiered marble pillar. IMG_0868.JPG
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Detail of dome. IMG_0813.JPG
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A simpler, smaller dome. IMG_0816.JPG
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The stonemasons were masters of negative space. IMG_0818.JPG
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Medium sized dome. IMG_0822.JPG
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Looking up at the dome in image 0839. IMG_0859.JPG
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One of the 1,444 pillars. IMG_0831.JPG
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Tiered terraces. IMG_0834.JPG
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A small family of gods? IMG_0823.JPG
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Carving on a bracket. IMG_0833.JPG
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Small carving. IMG_0849.JPG
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Small carving. IMG_0850.JPG
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Small face on a pillar. IMG_0851.JPG
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Ceiling detail. IMG_0855.JPG
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Exterior detail. IMG_0840.JPG