Close view of carved reddish sandstone architecture: a row of rectangular panels under a wooden eave, each panel filled with relief carvings of foliage, scrolling vines and birds such as peacocks or parrots within leafy motifs. Vertical pillars with ornamental capitals divide the panels, and a small arched window sits high in the upper right. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close view of carved reddish sandstone architecture: a row of rectangular panels under a wooden eave, each panel filled with relief carvings of foliage, scrolling vines and birds such as peacocks or parrots within leafy motifs. Vertical pillars with ornamental capitals divide the panels, and a small arched window sits high in the upper right. No people are visible.

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Close photograph of a carved wooden eave or upper facade of a traditional building, with a row of reddish-brown wood brackets and horizontal rafters above a band of carved panels. The carved panels show figures and foliage in relief, and a small square window opening sits in the dark recess at upper centre. No people are visible. Image is blurred and cropped at the edges.

A photograph of the eave of a traditional wooden building with carved wooden brackets and panels. Rows of rectangular panels carved with figures, floral motifs and scrolling designs in relief run beneath a sloping roof covered in dark terracotta tiles. No people are visible; the frame shows only architecture, with a white wall at the bottom edge.

Carved wooden architecture at Padmanabhapuram Palace in Kerala: a row of reddish-brown wooden pillars and beams supporting a sloping wooden ceiling. Below, panels are finely carved with stylised floral scrolls and trees with birds perched among foliage, set above a stone plinth. No people are visible in the frame.

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Exterior detail of a traditional wooden building at Padmanabhapuram Palace, Kerala. Beneath a dark wooden eave with projecting rafters, a row of carved wooden panels shows stylised floral and foliate motifs in reddish-brown wood. Below them a long sloping roof of dark clay tiles runs across the frame, with a plain white wall at the bottom edge. No people are visible.

Close-up architectural view of a traditional temple or palace eave showing carved reddish-brown wooden or terracotta brackets and corbels in a repeating rhythmic pattern beneath a tiled roof edge. Ornate scrollwork and relief motifs decorate the vertical panels and frieze below. A dark wooden beam crosses the lower left corner and a small window opening is visible at upper right. No people are visible in the frame.

Exterior view of a traditional building with two sloping roofs of brown clay tiles. Between them runs a wooden eave of carved vertical brackets above a row of carved wooden panels showing floral and figural relief patterns, with small square ventilation openings. No people are visible, and the architecture reads as a Kerala-style wooden and tiled structure.

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Exterior photograph of a traditional Kerala palace facade at Padmanabhapuram Palace. Two tiered terracotta-tiled roofs run across the frame, with a row of carved wooden brackets and panels beneath the upper eave. Each bracket is carved with a standing figure, and the panels below show foliage and floral relief carvings. Small window openings sit between the brackets. No people are visible.