A photograph of a covered wooden-roofed colonnade at the Padmanabhapuram Palace complex in Kerala. Tall carved stone and wooden pillars line a long polished stone walkway, with sunlight slanting across the floor. Beyond the pillars, green shrubs with orange flowers and lawn surround traditional tiled-roof buildings in soft morning haze. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a covered wooden-roofed colonnade at the Padmanabhapuram Palace complex in Kerala. Tall carved stone and wooden pillars line a long polished stone walkway, with sunlight slanting across the floor. Beyond the pillars, green shrubs with orange flowers and lawn surround traditional tiled-roof buildings in soft morning haze. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a procession walking through the colonnaded corridor of a stone temple, with large carved pillars and a tree-lined courtyard behind. In the centre, a bearded man with long grey-streaked hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala and walks barefoot, with a person cue of distinctive saffron dress and long hair. Beside him, a man in white kurta and dhoti walks with a mala. Behind them, several followers in orange robes and white clothes carry flowers and small items, including a man in orange on the left edge. Two men in white and a man in a blue-striped shirt complete the group walking across the stone floor.

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