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A close view of an intricately carved wooden temple facade with lacy openwork brackets and floral rosettes. At the centre, a small recessed niche frames a pale yellow carved face or head. The wood is weathered and warm-toned. No people are visible in the scene.

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November 10 20062006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09Close-up photograph of carved wooden architecture at Padmanabhapuram Palace, showing an ornate reddish-brown wooden gable with intricate openwork floral and lotus-like rosettes, scrolled brackets and a white-painted decorative frieze along the roofline. A small carved wooden face or head sculpture sits in a niche in the center of the lower facade. No people are visible in the scene.2006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10Photograph of an ornately carved wooden gable on a traditional palace-style building against a pale blue sky. The triangular roof gable is framed with white scalloped trim and a white wheel-like finial at its peak. Intricate carved wood brackets, floral and lotus-style motifs, and turned pillars decorate the facade. A small carved wooden face or head is set in a central niche beneath the carvings. No people are visible.2006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09November 09 20062006-11-09Close 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.2006-11-09November 09 20062006-11-09Close 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.2006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10