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July 13 2009

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A photograph of a colourful temple gopuram-style facade under a pale blue sky. Central arched niche shows a painted-stucco image of Shiva seated on a white bull Nandi with Parvati beside him, wearing red and green garments. Flanking female figures in green and red saris hold up their hands. Smaller painted figures of Ganesha on the left and another seated goddess on the right sit beneath small domed towers. Scalloped red arch and green-and-blue borders frame the central panel.2012-02-08A painted temple wall mural in a painted panel with a yellow and blue border showing a row of Vaishnava saints and deities. Center-left, a blue-skinned deity with a white Vishnu-style tilak stands beneath a golden arch, flanked by consorts in green and red saris. To the right, a seated blue-skinned figure under a tree sits on a throne with striped white and green garlands, while bare-chested, shaven-headed devotees in white dhotis stand with palms joined. On the far right, a figure in a tall feathered headdress holds a staff. Above, a reclining deity rests in the tree branches. Tamil captions run along the bottom of the panel. The painting is a mural with no physical people present.2008-07-29 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04 +1 copiesJuly 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copiesA long painted temple wall mural in a South Indian temple corridor, with a richly coloured ceiling of red, green and blue patterns above. The panels show multiple deity figures under arched canopies, including a blue-skinned Krishna playing a flute beneath a tree with cows, a peacock and a serpent, alongside other standing gods in ornate crowns and garlands. In the lower left, a man in white shirt and a woman in a striped sari stand near the wall. The wall shows a deity murti-style painted gallery. No identifiable a person depiction is visible.2008-07-29 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesOctober 25 20062006-10-25July 29 20082008-07-29February 08 20122012-02-08A painted and sculpted temple niche depicts a seated deity murti with a multi-hooded serpent canopy and crown, holding a staff, with a serpent coiled beneath. Flanking painted figures include a bearded sage with hands folded, a figure playing a stringed instrument in orange and white, a green-faced figure holding a parrot, a bull-headed figure with hands joined, and a bearded figure in orange with rudraksha beads. Ornate purple and gold arches frame the scene. A Tamil inscription appears above. This is a painted mural, not a living person.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA painted temple ceiling with three large circular lotus medallions in concentric rings of green, pink and white, bordered in gold and maroon. The rightmost medallion shows a black Shiva linga against a glowing orange and yellow background. Small painted figures, including what appear to be animals and figures, sit along the bands between medallions. Carved wooden brackets with painted faces hang at the lower edge, and tube lights run along the ceiling. No people are visible.2012-05-20 +1 copies