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April 11 2012

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Empty interior hall of an older South Indian style building with cream-coloured arched colonnades, ornate plasterwork around the arches, and a corrugated metal roof with ceiling fans. Round clerestory windows sit high on the back wall. At centre stands a pair of blue wooden doors with decorative panels and a painted deity image in an arched niche above, approached by a short set of stone steps. Blue shutters flank the doors and the polished grey floor reflects the columns. No people are visible.2012-04-11Interior of a pillared hall with cream-painted arches, carved capitals and a blue-framed doorway leading to a shrine with a painted deity panel above it. A figure in an orange-brown wrap walks toward the shrine entrance, with a white-clad attendant behind. In the foreground a woman in a patterned top walks past a seated person on a mat and a woman in olive kurta crosses the floor. Mats, cables, equipment cases and a white cloth sit on the floor, and a red-cased device hangs on the right. Orange cloth drapes over a pillar, and a folding screen stands at left.2012-05-11Interior of a cream-walled temple hall with arched colonnades and carved stone arches framing a blue-painted doorway beneath a painted deity panel above the entrance. A young barefoot woman in a dark patterned top climbs the stone steps toward the doorway. Two women in saris, one in pink and one in orange with gold border, stand near the threshold, while a man in white stands to the left. A shaved-headed young man in white dhoti sits cross-legged on a mat at the lower left, with bags, bottles and orange cloth on the floor. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-05-11November 09 20062006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10Empty interior hall of a traditional house with a row of tall, polished wooden pillars in rich reddish-brown tones, each set on white and grey carved stone bases and topped with white capitals. The turquoise-painted cornice and beams frame the ceiling, and hanging lamps with glass shades are suspended between the pillars. Wooden doors and a small arched window appear at the left, and the floor is smooth grey stone. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.2004-06-20Empty interior hall of an old palace with a patterned tiled floor in beige, grey and blue tones. White-walled room with arched wooden doors fitted with blue and clear stained-glass fanlights, a crystal chandelier hanging from a wooden ceiling, a white ceiling fan, a round wooden pedestal table with a folding green chair, and a small mirror on the wall. No people are visible in the room. Through the doorway on the left, a narrow corridor leads to another arched window.2006-11-10Photograph of the white colonial-style facade of a palace building. Tall arched windows with dark brown wooden louvred shutters and white ornamental balustrades line the upper floor, with a central portico of white columns leading to a dark wooden entrance door, approached by a few stone steps. A carved emblem with two facing animal figures sits above the portico. Lamp posts stand at the left and right edges, and a palm frond is visible at the top right. No people are visible in the scene.2006-11-10Interior corridor of an old palace with a dark timber-beamed ceiling, white plastered walls with yellow lower dados, and round white columns along an open colonnade on the right. Stacked brown and green plastic chairs and small tables are arranged along the left side, beside a wooden door with glass panes. A ceiling fan and light fixtures hang overhead. A figure in white clothing is faintly visible through the open doorway at far left, but no one is prominent in the hall. The floor is worn grey tile.2006-11-10Exterior view of a whitewashed colonial-style palace entrance with a row of white round columns supporting a covered portico. A dark wooden double door sits beneath an arched fanlight in the centre, with a hanging lantern from the ceiling and a terracotta-tiled floor leading in. No people are visible. The scene shows architecture, not a ritual, so no physical people or candidates appear.2006-11-10