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A dilapidated open-pillared shrine or pavilion stands overgrown with dense green creepers and weeds in the foreground. Its roof is partly collapsed, with broken dark rafters and a corrugated sheet, and the pillars are weathered yellowish-white. A small balustraded stone parapet tops the structure. Palm trees and trees surround it, and a pink-walled building and a low boundary wall are visible behind. No people are present.

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March 01 20182018-03-01A photograph of a traditional pavilion or gallery building at the Padmanabhapuram Palace area in Kerala, shown through foliage. The structure has a terracotta-tiled sloping roof with a teal-painted gable, white pillars and orange-painted walls between arched openings with carved wooden trim. Green metal railings and fencing run along the front, with dense green trees and bushes around it and a large tree trunk in the right foreground. No people are visible.2006-11-10March 01 20182018-03-01March 03 20072007-03-03A photograph of an empty courtyard area with an open-sided covered walkway. Pale blue-grey square pillars support a sloping roof of weathered terracotta tiles. Trees, including a bent branch crossing the roof, and palm fronds surround the space. A whitewashed wall and a dark wooden gate sit behind, with a stone-paved path in the foreground and bare earth in the courtyard. No people are visible.2006-11-10March 01 20182018-03-01A photograph of an outdoor courtyard corner at a temple-like site. On the left, a stone roof edge with a carved cornice shades a row of dark stone pillars with ornate capitals. A tall bare-trunked tree rises in the centre, with broad green leaves in the foreground and a leafy shrub spreading across the middle. On the right, a grey block-stone wall and a weathered reddish-brown wall meet the frame. The scene is quiet and overgrown with foliage.A dilapidated small structure with a sloping terracotta tile roof supported by two rough, weathered stone or concrete pillars, set in an overgrown rural yard. A white-washed wall with an open doorway sits on the right, and a few scattered stone slabs lie on the ground near the base. Tall palm trunks, dense green shrubs, dry brush and a wooded hillside form the background. No people are visible.2018-05-22 +3 copiesA thatched-roof hut with a conical roof of dried palm or grass thatch and a small gold finial on top stands behind a paved stone walkway. Potted plants in terracotta pots flank the entrance, and green shrubs, a frangipani tree with white flowers, and leafy trees surround the structure. No people are visible in the scene.2010-06-05November 10 20062006-11-10A collapsed thatched hut with a bamboo frame, its palm-leaf and straw roof sagging and partly torn away, stands beside a coconut palm and a leafy tree in overgrown grass. Behind it is a pale concrete building with laundry hung over a balcony wall. No people are visible. The scene shows storm damage to a rural dwelling, consistent with the cyclone-relief photos listed on the page.2012-01-04A photograph of storm wreckage: a collapsed hut framework of bamboo poles and rough timber lies tangled over dry straw, palm fronds and debris. A single brick pillar painted in pale turquoise and green stands askew among the rubble, and a thin rope is tied across the frame. Green foliage and bare branches fill the background. No people are visible in the scene.2012-01-07