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A photograph of an ornate wooden gable on a tiled roof of a traditional Kerala-style palace building against a clear blue sky. The gable features intricately carved wooden brackets, scrollwork and fretwork panels framing a small carved face or figure set in the recess, with two columns supporting the eaves and two birds perched on the roof ridge. No people are visible.

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November 09 20062006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09A photograph of an ornately carved wooden gable on a traditional roof against a pale overcast sky. The triangular gable is outlined by dark timber fascia boards and has a small carved finial or bird figure at its peak. Below it, pierced and openwork wooden brackets, scrollwork and lattice panels in a light-coloured wood form a decorative arch over a recessed panel. Terracotta roof tiles appear at the bottom edge. No people are visible.2006-11-10Photograph of an ornately carved dark wooden gable at the peak of a traditional pitched roof with pink-painted edges and terracotta roof tiles below. The carved panel shows scrollwork, pierced lattice openings and a central motif, with decorative brackets and a row of perforated wooden vents beneath. The background is a plain pale sky. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the scene.2006-11-10A photograph of the upper section of a traditional wooden palace roof with terracotta tiles and a gabled dormer. The dormer has carved wooden brackets and pillars framing an opening, with a small bell visible inside. The lower wall shows vertical wooden slats under a clear blue sky, with a few birds perched on the roof ridge. The scene is architectural and contains no people. Context suggests Padmanabhapuram Palace in Kerala.2006-11-10Photograph 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 10 20062006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10Close view of a traditional wooden building roof with a steep gable and tiled sloping roof in weathered reddish-brown terracotta tiles. The lower storey shows a carved wooden balcony or eave with ornamental brackets and a pierced wooden railing. A thin metal finial rises from the left roof edge against pale sky, and a palm tree appears at the right edge. No people are visible.2006-11-09Close view of an ornately carved wooden gable on a traditional Kerala-style roof with clay tiles, seen from below against a pale grey sky. The carved timber brackets show birds, floral scrollwork and foliate motifs, with carved corbels and finials at the eaves. A palm frond edges the left side and a tree with a few flying birds appears on the right. No people are visible.2006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09