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July 10 20082008-07-10A painted shrine panel behind glass depicts a goddess seated cross-legged on a white lotus, wearing a red garment, a golden crown and a red bindi, with a golden halo. She holds a bow and arrow and other weapons in her multiple arms, and a reclining male figure lies beneath the lotus on a bed. Small painted devotees in orange and white sit at the lower corners. The frame is decorated with a mosaic geometric pattern of white, red, blue and brown tiles, and marigold petals lie on the floor below.2008-07-10July 30 20142014-07-30A photograph of a decorated deity murti seated in a shrine niche, a carved figure wearing a gold crown, layered gold and beaded necklaces, and a maroon and gold-bordered sari. Its raised right hand is painted with red designs, and it holds a long sugarcane stalk. Red flower garlands, yellow and white blossoms, and small fairy lights decorate the niche against a painted tree trunk and a blue backdrop with a painted fish. No people are visible.2009-10-10May 15 20182018-05-15A framed gold-leaf and jewel-encrusted painting of a female deity, shown with a raised right palm in abhaya-like gesture. She wears a jeweled crown, a red sari with gold border and a blue blouse, and a multi-strand jeweled necklace. Behind her is a maroon quilted backdrop with gold studs, flanked by gold-embossed lion-head pillars. The image is a tanjore-style painting rather than a live person, and no physical people are visible.2005-08-11A photograph of a life-sized deity murti of a goddess in a flowing red and gold sari with gold zari border and a jewelled gold waist belt. She wears a jewelled gold crown, layered gold and bead necklaces, earrings and bangles, and holds a bow and a stemmed flower in her raised hands. Yellow and white flowers are scattered at her feet against a tree-trunk backdrop with fairy lights and a blue and pink frame, with a bow resting beside her. No living people are visible.2009-10-10A photograph of a seated deity murti, a goddess figure in a red and gold brocade saree and skirt with gold zari borders, wearing a gold and jewelled crown, a red bindi, a nose ring, layered necklaces and bangles. Her two raised hands hold a pair of tall stems with white flowers and an orange-tipped object, while two other hands hold green and pink ornamental emblems. She is framed by white jasmine garlands, scattered yellow and white plumeria flowers, and a textured tree-trunk backdrop with a blue frame edge. No physical people are visible.2009-10-10Four painted deity murtis of female forms seated on blue pedestals in a niche beneath a painted ceiling border. From left: a figure in teal with multiple arms holding a mala and small vessel, labelled Sri Brahmani; a blue-skinned figure in pink and red with a crown and raised hands, labelled Sri Vaishnavi; a green-clad figure with a crown holding a trident-like staff and lotus, labelled Sri Maheshwari; and a red-clad figure with a tall crown and a trident, labelled Sri Chamundeshwari. Bright yellow tubelights overhead. No people are present.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09April 28 20182018-04-28A decorated deity murti of a goddess seated against a painted tree trunk backdrop with blue and red wooden frames. The figure wears a red and gold silk sari, a gold crown with red stone, layered gold necklaces, earrings and a nose ring, with a gold waist belt. She holds a white flower-like wand in one hand and a green and pink ornamental staff in each side. The base is covered with yellow flowers, white plumeria blossoms and green leaves, and small string lights hang above the figure.2009-10-10