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Interior view of a colonnade in a South Indian temple, looking down a long row of grey stone pillars with carved brackets. Each bracket is painted and carved with rearing lions and yali-like figures, and the ceiling above holds a sequence of circular medallions painted in concentric rings of red, green, blue and orange. Pendant lamps hang from the ceiling at intervals. At the far end of the corridor a white gopuram-style structure is visible through the arches. No people are present in the frame.

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August 02 20082008-08-02A colonnade inside a South Indian temple with a row of carved stone pillars topped by pale yellow lion-headed brackets painted in pink, blue and green. Above, the ceiling is decorated with circular medallions in red, blue and multicolour patterns, with hanging electric lights. In the lower right foreground, the back of a person's head is partly visible, and in the distance more pillars and ornamented architecture extend along the hall.2008-08-02Long empty stone colonnade in a South Indian temple corridor, receding toward a distant doorway. Rows of carved granite pillars with ornate bracket capitals line both sides, each topped with painted yellow lion-like brackets. The ceiling is painted with concentric rosette medallions in pink, yellow, purple and blue, lit by a line of ceiling lights. No people, deity murti or ritual activity is visible; the photograph documents the architecture of the hall.2012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesJuly 13 20092009-07-13Empty long corridor inside a South Indian temple with rows of carved grey stone pillars and yellow lion-shaped brackets projecting from their capitals. The ceiling is painted with large concentric circular medallions in pink, yellow, blue and green, lit by a line of ceiling lights receding into the distance. A stone floor runs down the centre; no people are visible.2012-05-29January 14 20092009-01-14Exterior view of a colourful South Indian temple gateway with a long colonnade of carved grey stone pillars topped with rearing lion-like brackets. The ceiling is painted with circular rosette medallions in pink, blue, green and yellow. Above the entrance, painted shrine niches hold deity murti figures and a gopuram-style tower decorated with small shrines. Several shrines on the roofline are visible, and a few partially visible people stand at the bottom of the frame, with a banner hanging on the right.2008-08-02May 10 20122012-05-10A long covered corridor inside a stone temple with rows of carved granite pillars and rearing lion-like brackets. The ceiling is painted with concentric rosette medallions in pink, yellow, green and blue, and rectangular wooden beams with lion heads line the top. Hanging cloth banners with colourful borders and yellow tassels hang between the pillars. A woman in a yellow sari and a man in white shirt and orange dhoti stand near the left in the foreground, with a man in a white shirt and grey trousers beside them. Further down the aisle, a few figures walk toward a bright opening at the far end.2012-05-08 +1 copiesInterior corridor of a South Indian temple with ornately carved dark stone pillars topped by painted brackets and mythical lion-headed figures, and a colourful concentric circular painted ceiling in pink, yellow, green and blue. Several people walk along the stone floor, including a man in white dhoti and shirt and others in saffron and orange saris, while two women in orange and yellow sit near a metal barrier at the left. A painted green and red serpent figure stands on a pillar at left. Warm lamp light fills the long aisle.2012-05-10May 10 20122012-05-10