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Photo 11743788August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09Photograph of a painted temple wall niche with four colourful sculpted figures under fluorescent light. On the left, a four-armed deity in an arched niche with a multicoloured rainbow halo holds a trident and other implements and stands over a prostrate figure with a dog. Next, a grey-blue figure with a trident and a large ornate headdress stands beside a seated goddess in a red sari, gold crown and jewellery, holding a ladle and vessel on a throne. At the far right, a blue-sari woman holds a bowl. Below, three framed Kannada labels name the deities. No physical people are present; the figures are sculptures.2010-08-09May 14 20182018-05-14A photograph of a temple exterior wall with a row of painted plaster deity figures set in niches against a bright blue backdrop. Several colourful figures are visible: a multi-armed goddess in red and gold on a lion, a figure in green and white riding a white bull holding a trident, a standing female figure in yellow, and a multi-armed goddess in red seated on a mount, with a fierce face at the right. Below, a large painted deity murti with a garland and gold necklace is partly visible behind scaffolding and bamboo poles. No physical people are present in the scene.2007-12-12Painted stucco relief of four standing and seated goddess figures in a temple wall niche with blue background and decorative border. Figures wear red, blue, purple and green garments with gold jewellery and crowns; several hold lotus flowers, and two are seated on lotus pedestals beside white elephants. Beneath them are Kannada-labelled name plates and a stone inscription panel. No physical people are visible; the figures are depictions of deities.2010-08-09Three painted deity statues stand in a row on a temple wall above a blue backdrop with a red and gold leaf border. On the left, Sri Lakshmi holds lotus flowers in two hands and wears a green and pink sari with gold jewellery. At the centre, a crowned Sri Rajarajeshwari sits on an ornate golden throne in red and blue attire, holding a goad and noose with other hands raised. On the right, Sri Saraswati plays a golden veena in a white and pink sari. Below each figure is a painted name panel in Kannada script, and a fluorescent tube light is fixed above them. No physical people are visible.2010-08-09May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesJuly 30 20112011-07-30A photograph of a display of painted clay deity murtis on a white draped stage. The central figure is a multi-armed goddess in a red and gold dress with a gold crown, riding a brown lion with green base, holding a trident and other attributes. Behind her stand a row of smaller painted murtis with golden halos in yellow, pink and blue robes wearing garlands. Smaller figures in pink, blue and green sit in front on the lower left and right.2008-10-08October 24 20062006-10-24