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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.

January 18 2010

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Photograph 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.

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A 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.

A photograph of a large open courtyard paved with pale stone tiles, lit by low evening sunlight that casts long shadows across the floor. Along the left side stands a long colonnade of pillars with orange and white bands and cream-painted walls, topped by a roofline with small decorative finials. Two people walk away from the camera across the courtyard: a woman in an orange sari and a man in a white kurta and white dhoti. A few small dark marks are scattered on the tiles.

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A 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.

A wide stone-paved courtyard at a South Indian temple. On the left stands a massive dark granite wall topped by a colourful gopuram tower with painted deity sculptures and small carved lions at its corners. On the right, a pink-washed colonnade with arched openings and green-framed windows runs along the courtyard. Bamboo scaffolding is fixed along the base of the left wall, and two yellow-and-red barricades stand in the foreground. A distant group of people dressed in white clothing gathers near the far end of the colonnade, and a tree stands at the back under a pale sky. No visible portrait or identifiable figure is shown in the foreground.

Empty open courtyard of a South Indian temple under a clear blue sky, with a pale concrete floor. A long colonnade of square pillars runs along the left with a pink-painted roof topped by small seated and standing figures and white domed finials. Bamboo scaffolding leans against the right wall, which has a grey block surface and a row of white bull figures along its eaves. Deity shrines with barred grilles and a small painted niche are visible at the far end. No people are present.

Dim, 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.