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Looking upward at a wooden ceiling with dark brown tongue-and-groove planking and exposed dark beams. Two large ornate gold chandeliers hang from the centre, each with spiky, leaf-like arms bearing small white bulbs. Decorative gilded panels with floral motifs line the upper edges of the walls beneath the roofline, and light enters through a window area behind the lower fixture. No people are visible.

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Looking up at a wooden ceiling with a large golden radiating ornament at its centre. The gilded piece has a round concentric hub with leaf-like scrollwork and about a dozen long gold rays extending outward, each tipped with small white lights. Dark brown wooden beams and planks frame the ceiling. No people are visible in the scene.2015-12-11July 16 20152015-07-16July 16 20152015-07-16November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a richly carved wooden palace hall with coffered ceilings, ornate brackets and a hanging crystal chandelier. A man with long, swept-back dark wavy hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, walking forward with a slight smile; the appearance matches a person candidate with long hair, orange ornate clothing and a rudraksha mala, though this is uncertain. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls and a woman in white carry bags and walk through the hall. On the right, a bald man in a red sleeveless top walks past, and a window grille lines the wall.2006-11-10Interior photograph looking up at a richly carved wooden ceiling in a palace hall. A grid of square coffered panels, painted with gold and ochre geometric motifs, is framed by golden beams and rests on turned red-and-cream wooden pillars at the corners. The darker carved wooden ceiling above the painted panels has intricate recessed patterns. No people are visible in the scene.2006-11-10Photograph looking up at a carved wooden ceiling in an old palace hall. A plain white stone column rises to a dark carved wooden bracket capital with ornate scrollwork and hanging bells. Wooden beams and rafters, some with painted or carved lettering, cross the ceiling in warm brown tones. No people are visible; the scene shows architectural detail of the Padmanabhapuram Palace area.2006-11-10September 12 20152015-09-12Photograph looking straight up at a richly carved wooden ceiling of a palace hall. A dense grid of square coffers is formed by thick painted beams with white and cream carved bosses, each coffer framed with dark wood and decorated with a circular carved medallion of petals in pale yellow and dark brown tones. Carved wooden brackets and columns with ornate capitals frame the lower edges of the image. No people are visible in the frame.2006-11-10October 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a richly carved wooden hall with a coffered dark wood ceiling, decorative corbels, a hanging crystal chandelier and wooden lattice windows. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, walking forward at the front right; he is a person candidate based on the long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala. Behind him, young men in white with orange shawls carry bags and a folded cloth, and a woman in white stands near the centre. A man in a red sleeveless top and glasses stands at the right edge holding a water bottle. The people appear to be walking through the hall.2006-11-09December 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copies