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A photograph of an empty covered colonnade in an ashram or temple-style building. Rows of tall, slender stone pillars with carved capitals line a stone-floored walkway, casting long diagonal shadows across the polished floor in warm morning sunlight. Beyond the open side lies a lawn with dense green shrubs bearing red flowers, and white-walled buildings with tiled roofs sit in the background among trees. No people are visible in the scene.

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A long covered colonnade or veranda with a dark polished floor runs toward the distance. A row of carved wooden columns with ornate capitals stands along the open side, casting long diagonal shadows across the floor under warm sunlight. A white plastered wall with rectangular windows lines the left. Green shrubs and a grassy lawn lie beyond the columns, with a low building visible at the far end. No people are present.2006-11-09A photograph of a covered wooden-roofed colonnade at the Padmanabhapuram Palace complex in Kerala. Tall carved stone and wooden pillars line a long polished stone walkway, with sunlight slanting across the floor. Beyond the pillars, green shrubs with orange flowers and lawn surround traditional tiled-roof buildings in soft morning haze. No people are visible.2006-11-10A long covered colonnade with carved stone pillars and a dark wooden roof of tiled eaves runs along a polished dark floor beside a whitewashed wall with small windows. Three people walk away down the corridor: one in a white dress, one in white, and one in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair. Green lawn and shrubs lie beyond the open side of the colonnade.2006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10A photograph of an empty covered walkway with a tiled floor and a sloped wooden roof supported by a row of tall orange-brown wooden pillars receding into the distance. Banana plants with broad green leaves and dried brown fronds grow in the dirt bed along the left side, beside a low concrete wall. Stacked yellow mats sit at the far right end of the corridor. No people are visible.2006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10A covered colonnade in an old palace compound with a wooden-beamed tiled roof supported by a row of orange-painted wooden pillars. Beyond the open side, dense banana plants with broad leaves, large taro-like leaves, and a moss-stained stone wall. The tiled walkway is empty, with a stack of wooden logs and bundled material at the far end. No people are visible.2006-11-10Empty colonnade at Padmanabhapuram Palace in Kerala. Tall grey stone pillars with carved bases stand along a polished dark stone floor under a wooden eave with ornate carved brackets and a terracotta tiled roof. Whitewashed walls, small wooden-shuttered windows and green foliage at the right edge complete the traditional palace corridor. No people are visible.2006-11-10Photograph of an empty covered colonnade in an old palace building, with a row of tall, square wooden pillars with carved capitals running along the right side under a dark timber roof. A white-washed wall with low white plinths stands to the left over a worn, mossy stone floor, and a polished dark floor runs along the pillars. A scooter is parked far down the corridor. No people are visible.2006-11-10A photograph taken in a covered wooden colonnade of a traditional Kerala-style building, with a tiled roof, carved wooden ceiling beams and tall stone-grey pillars along a polished dark floor. A woman in a white salwar kameez with a white handbag extends her arm to point along the pillars toward the garden. Beside her stands a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, looking toward her, appearing to be a sannyasi and possibly the appearance-based candidate, but the appearance is uncertain. Two men in white garments with orange shawls stand behind them. A white wall with a carved fan-shaped window and greenery of a lawn are visible.2006-11-09November 09 20062006-11-09A photo of a covered wooden-roofed colonnade with carved stone pillars on the left, opening onto a lawn with shrubs, and a whitewashed wall with small windows on the right. Around six people walk single file along the dark stone-floored corridor toward the camera: a woman in a white salwar-style outfit with a white shawl in front, followed by several people in saffron-orange robes and white garments. No one can be identified from appearance; the figures are devotees or residents on an ashram walkway.2006-11-09