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Interior view of a long covered hall with a curved metal and glass roof framed in red-brown arched ribs, lined on both sides by rows of white stone pillars with carved capitals. The floor is a shallow reflective water channel or wet pavement mirroring the columns. A standing figure in an orange saree stands at the left edge near a pillar, and a small doorway with a lamp appears at the far end. Teal-painted decorative trim runs along the eaves.

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October 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15A photograph inside a traditional temple-style hall with a wooden tiled roof and white stone pillars around an open central courtyard floor. A checkered red and black tiled floor runs along the sides. Several people are walking or standing in the hall: a few in saffron and orange robes, others in white dhotis and shirts, and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and light shirt on the right. A woman in an orange sari with a long braid walks at the far right edge.2008-10-15Interior view of a long hall with a polished granite floor and rows of tall white pillars with ornate capitals, edged by green-painted brackets and a painted wooden ceiling. Through the open arcade, several people in white clothing stand in the background near a doorway; a few pale blue chairs are stacked along the side. Warm light falls across the floor from the open courtyard.2008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15A dim, empty interior hall with a dark wooden roof and a row of tall, dark wooden columns with carved bases receding into the distance. The floor is tiled in red, orange and blue-grey tiles that reflect light. Plain white walls and small barred windows line the sides, with daylight glowing at the far end. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.2008-10-15Photograph of an empty covered colonnade in an old palace building, with a row of tall, square wooden pillars with carved capitals running along the right side under a dark timber roof. A white-washed wall with low white plinths stands to the left over a worn, mossy stone floor, and a polished dark floor runs along the pillars. A scooter is parked far down the corridor. No people are visible.2006-11-10Interior view of a traditional South Indian hall with dark wooden ceiling beams, a ceiling fan, and a long row of white-and-grey columns with green-painted capitals and ornate brackets. Along the aisle, several people in saffron and red garments stand near the far pillars, and a few people sit on blue plastic chairs at the right. A white-draped table stands at the right edge. No figure is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.2008-10-15A photograph of an open-sided pillared hall with a tiled roof and exposed wooden rafters. A person in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala walks across the stone floor, head tilted upward, followed by several people in white clothing, including an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti and another man in white with a shoulder bag. Ceiling fans and light fixtures hang from the beams, with trees and a white wall visible beyond the open sides.2006-11-09Empty colonnade at Padmanabhapuram Palace in Kerala. Tall grey stone pillars with carved bases stand along a polished dark stone floor under a wooden eave with ornate carved brackets and a terracotta tiled roof. Whitewashed walls, small wooden-shuttered windows and green foliage at the right edge complete the traditional palace corridor. No people are visible.2006-11-10