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A photograph of an empty stone-paved courtyard lane between two high walls under a clear blue sky. The left wall is grey stone at the base with a pink upper band, a gold-edged cornice and a row of small sculpted animal figures along its top. The right wall is dressed grey-brown stone with a red-and-gold cornice and carved figures along the roofline. Green trees and a distant hill are visible beyond the walls. On the ground near the centre is a white chalk kolam pattern, and a small potted tree stands at the far end. No people are visible, and no one is identifiable.

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January 18 20102010-01-18January 18 20102010-01-18 +1 copiesJanuary 18 20102010-01-18 +1 copiesDim, low-angled view of a stone temple courtyard paved with worn grey flagstones. A long raised stone wall with small carved finials runs along the left, with a doorway-like opening and a tall palm tree beyond. On the right, a colonnade of heavily carved pillars forms a shaded pavilion. Sunlight glows through the hazy sky at the far end. Two or three tiny distant figures stand near the left wall and centre. No ritual, deity or clearly identifiable a person appearance is visible.2006-09-18A photograph of a narrow covered walkway beside a pale stone wall, with a row of orange and white striped pillars along the right side under a sloping roof with an orange-painted fascia. Four people walk away along the concrete path in the centre: two wear orange saffron robes, one wears a white garment, and one wears a brown shawl over clothing. A rounded hill rises in the hazy background above low temple buildings, and a faint kolam is drawn on the ground in the lower right.2010-01-18 +1 copiesEmpty temple courtyard paved with reddish-brown brick, with a long diagonal crack running across the floor. A row of carved stone pillars with ornate capitals lines the right side under a yellow-ochre wall and terracotta-topped roof. Straight ahead, a stone-walled pavilion with a domed roof leads to a covered hall. In the background rises a tall gopuram tower wrapped in scaffolding, with a smaller ornate shrine tower to the left under a bright sky. A single distant figure in white clothing stands near the pillars on the right. Stone lions or sculptures sit on the roofline.2012-05-22Dusk view across a long paved stone courtyard of a temple complex, with a low stone wall topped by small carved finials on the left and a row of pillared mandapa colonnades on the right. A sunset glows through clouds at the far end, with a lone palm tree silhouetted against the sky. Two or three small distant figures stand in the courtyard, silhouetted and indistinct. The scene is dark and shadowed, with the carved stone pillars of the right-hand structure in deep shade.2006-09-18Photograph of an empty stone-paved corridor inside a South Indian temple complex, with dark granite walls on the left and a row of carved stone pillars on the right. A gopuram tower with white painted sculpture rises in the background above palm trees and a rocky hill. A yellow metal barrier stands on the left beside a red sign. A colourful floor rangoli design lies in the foreground. Two small figures in light clothing walk in the distance, one in a yellow garment. No prominent a person candidate is visible.2007-01-12January 18 20102010-01-18 +1 copiesA photograph of an early-morning temple courtyard at sunrise, with the low sun glowing behind a tall gopuram tower in the distance. A long pink colonnaded hall with arched windows and carved ornaments stands on the right, and a dark stone wall topped with carved stone animal figures runs along the left beside a metal railing. A few people in white dhotis and clothes walk across the paved stone floor, including a man in white on the right near the colonnade and a small child in a light top walking near the centre. Trees stand beside the path, and the hazy pale sky fills the upper frame.2012-10-12A photograph of an empty stone-paved temple corridor at Thiruvanaikaval, with a row of carved stone pillars on the left beneath a low roof and a tall plain sandstone wall on the right. Coconut palms rise behind the corridor under an overcast sky. A small stone lamp post stands near the right wall, and a distant pavilion with columns sits at the end of the passage. Only one tiny figure is visible far down the walkway, and no ritual or event is in progress.2009-08-01January 12 20072007-01-12