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May 14 20182018-05-14Painted temple relief of three seated deity murtis on a maroon wall beneath a decorative blue and gold border. On the left, Ganesha with an elephant head sits on a blue pedestal with a modak-like sweet and a rope. At centre, Shiva and Parvati (Uma Maheshvara) sit side by side on a blue pedestal; Shiva has blue skin, a crescent and a trident, and Parvati wears a pink sari. On the right, Subrahmanya (Murugan) with a spear and a peacock beside him sits on a blue pedestal. Fluorescent tube light overhead and a small wall fixture below. No physical people are present.2010-08-09July 30 20112011-07-30August 09 20102010-08-09A 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.2007-12-12May 14 20182018-05-14Photograph 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.2010-08-09A photograph of four painted deity murti figures of Lakshmi forms set in a niche beneath a fluorescent tube light, with a blue and gold painted ceiling border. From left: a red-clad figure holding a child, a blue-clad seated figure holding a conch-like object and a lotus, a purple-clad figure holding lotuses, and a green-clad figure holding a lotus and a fruit. Each figure has multiple arms and gold jewellery. Below each figure is a printed label in Kannada script, and a red stone plaque with an inscription sits beneath the niche.2010-08-09May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesA close view of a painted temple gopuram sculpture in bright polychrome: a central multi-armed goddess figure in a fiery halo holds weapons and mudras, flanked by a figure with raised hands on the left and a pot-bellied elephant-headed Ganesha on the right. Above are small shrine niches, green foliage, and yellow and pink pillars. Carved lions or mythic animals appear at the base. No physical people are visible, only sculpted deity murti.2012-05-29 +1 copiesJuly 14 20112011-07-14May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copies