A dusty open courtyard of an old temple or house complex with concrete floor, flanked by a tiled-roof shed on the left and granite pillars with a flat roof on the right. Potted plants sit near the pillars and a small shrine structure with a sloped corrugated roof stands in the centre, with a gopuram-like tower visible in the background. No people are visible in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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A dusty open courtyard of an old temple or house complex with concrete floor, flanked by a tiled-roof shed on the left and granite pillars with a flat roof on the right. Potted plants sit near the pillars and a small shrine structure with a sloped corrugated roof stands in the centre, with a gopuram-like tower visible in the background. No people are visible in the scene.

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