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A low-angle photograph of the gabled roof of a wooden-and-white palace building against a pale blue sky with leafy branches at the upper right. The dark timber gable has a pierced latticework panel of diamond-pattern wooden screening, bordered by carved scalloped fascia boards, with a small finial at the apex. Below, a white plastered parapet has rectangular ventilation openings and a row of white balusters. No people are visible.

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November 10 20062006-11-10A photograph of an ornately carved wooden gable on a traditional roof against a pale overcast sky. The triangular gable is outlined by dark timber fascia boards and has a small carved finial or bird figure at its peak. Below it, pierced and openwork wooden brackets, scrollwork and lattice panels in a light-coloured wood form a decorative arch over a recessed panel. Terracotta roof tiles appear at the bottom edge. No people are visible.2006-11-10Photograph of an ornately carved wooden gable on a traditional Kerala palace roof, with a steep pitched timber pediment against a pale sky. The carved bargeboards curl into scrolled, lacy openwork, with a circular medallion at the apex and a finely pierced geometric panel below. Below the gable, rows of carved wooden brackets, latticed screens and square panels sit above terracotta roof tiles. No people are visible in the scene.2006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10A photograph of an ornately carved wooden gable at an ancient palace roofline, with a dark wooden triangular pediment, openwork scrollwork brackets with curling foliate and bird-like motifs, a central circular medallion and rows of geometric carved panels above terracotta roof tiles. No people are visible.2006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10