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A photograph of a long, open stone colonnade along the edge of a bare paved courtyard in bright daylight. Thick rectangular stone pillars support a flat roof with a pink-painted fascia, and small colourful deity figures and sculptures in blue, green, orange and white sit along the roofline. A wooden ladder leans against the roof edge and a stack of wooden poles lies on the ground in the foreground. Several people, seen small and partly obscured by pillars, sit at the far right end of the colonnade. A stone well or water tank and a grey wall with a green door stand in the left background.

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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.2012-02-08August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01Photograph of the stone colonnade of a temple corridor at Thiruvanaikaval. Rows of sturdy square granite pillars with carved capitals support a flat stone roof over a wide paved courtyard. Two small figures in light clothing walk in the distance, and a plain high stone wall runs along the right side. No deity, ritual, or a person is visible.2009-08-01A photograph of an open stone courtyard at a temple complex, with a long colonnade of carved pillars along a weathered sandstone wall. Palm and other trees stand behind the wall. A small stone well or tank sits at left, and a red metal lamp post stands at right. One lone figure in light clothing stands near the colonnade at the center-right. No ritual, deity or a person candidate is visible in the scene.2009-08-01May 22 20122012-05-22A 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.2009-08-01Exterior view of an old temple courtyard colonnade in South Indian style. A row of five grey-white pillars with orange-red capitals supports a long flat roof with a red-orange tiled edge and yellow band beneath. Behind the pillars, an ochre-yellow wall has a dark doorway, and stone stepped platform lies beneath. Small stone carved animal figures, possibly bulls, sit on the roof top, and a carved gopuram-style tower with a domed top appears at the right edge. A brick-paved courtyard floor is in the foreground. No people are visible.2012-05-22A stone temple colonnade with granite pillars and a white-plastered wall, possibly a temple corridor. A green rectangular sign on a pillar in the foreground reads in Tamil and English that photos and videos are not allowed without permission. A small figure in a pink sari stands in the shaded hall, and a seated person in orange clothing rests at left. A gopuram tower with painted sculpted tiers rises in the background against an overcast sky.2008-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 29 20082008-07-29Photograph of a stone temple complex at dusk, showing an open pillared stone hall with a raised plinth carved with animal reliefs, and a tall gopuram tower with sculpted figures rising behind it. A paved courtyard lies in front. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts walk along the right edge, some wearing orange or saffron garments. The sky is pale with clouds and trees frame the left side.2006-09-18August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01