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Close-up photograph of the lower body of a large deity murti dressed in a red silk sari with gold zari borders and pleated folds, seated on a stone platform. Gold ornaments and a jewelled gold belt are visible at the waist, and a gold-decorated hand with bangles rests near the fabric. Beside it, a white-draped cloth covers a raised object with a gold crown-like top. The scene is an alankaram decoration of a temple idol, with no people visible.June 15 20092009-06-152008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A female classical dancer kneels on a stage in a red and gold silk costume with a wide gold-bordered waist sash, performing a seated pose with palms pressed together in anjali at chest level. She wears gold jewellery, a maang tikka headpiece, a red bindi and red-tipped fingers. Behind her hangs a white dotted curtain beside a painted yellow and orange backdrop, and above is a small deity murti of Ganesha garlanded with flowers. No a person candidate is visible.2009-06-15A female classical dancer kneels on a light wooden stage performing a Bharatanatyam-style pose, one hand raised to her temple and the other extended to the side with red-painted fingernails. She wears a red blouse and a gold-bordered red and gold silk sari, layered gold jewellery including a choker, a pearl and bead necklace with a large pendant, bangles, and a headpiece with a forehead ornament. A small carved deity figure garlanded with white flowers stands at the upper left against a white dotted backdrop, and a dark curtain fills the right side. No ceremonial a person candidate is visible.2009-06-15May 02 20162016-05-02A female dancer in a red and gold silk sari with gold-bordered pleats sits cross-legged on a stage in a classical Bharatanatyam-style pose, hands joined in anjali mudra at her chest. She wears a gold headpiece with a crescent ornament, pearl necklaces, gold bangles and a gold waist belt. Behind her, a small figure of a deity with a garland of white flowers stands on a green pedestal, and a backdrop of white patterned cloth with a painted orange and yellow flame design surrounds the stage.2009-06-15A female classical dancer performs on a stage in a kneeling, sculpted pose in a red and gold silk costume with a gold-bordered blouse and wide gold waist belt. She wears a gold headpiece, jhumka earrings, layered gold and pearl necklaces, bangles, and red nail polish, and her right hand is raised in a mudra. Behind her, a small deity murti with a garland stands on a draped white backdrop with red dot pattern, beside a yellow cut-out prop.2009-06-15October 18 20172017-10-18December 07 20152015-12-07 +1 copiesOctober 09 20162016-10-09A photograph of a kattumurthy, a tall bamboo-framed effigy wrapped in red cloth with gold-bordered trim, its arms extended and tied with cord to the bamboo frame. Metal ornaments and bangles adorn the figure's arms and the top of its head. Bamboo poles and a loose red cloth lie to the left, and a partly visible person in white clothing stands at the right edge, with another white-clad figure in the background near a tap. The scene appears to be a workshop or practice space for preparing the traditional structure.2007-05-09