A photograph of a traditional wooden doorway set into a whitewashed wall of an old palace building in Kerala. The doorway has tall dark wooden leaves, one standing partly open, with iron-studded frames and a sloped roof of terracotta tiles overhead. Worn stone steps lead up into the dark interior. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a traditional wooden doorway set into a whitewashed wall of an old palace building in Kerala. The doorway has tall dark wooden leaves, one standing partly open, with iron-studded frames and a sloped roof of terracotta tiles overhead. Worn stone steps lead up into the dark interior. No people are visible.

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