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August 08 2009

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Interior hall with three painted deity murti statues in a row on pedestals: a green-faced figure playing a veena, a central figure in green and gold holding a ritual implement with raised hand, and a figure with an animal-headed crown and trident-like staff. Blue tarpaulin is draped behind them. At right, a seated elderly man in an orange-and-saffron robe with a flower garland sits on a dark ornate chair, with a small white framed panel on the wall behind him. Gold-coloured crowns and ornaments adorn the statues.2007-12-12A shop interior filled with carved wooden and painted sculptures. The central subject is a seated four-armed female deity figure in cream and muted red-brown paint, wearing a tall crown, bangles and necklaces, holding lotus buds and a hand raised toward a small oil lamp. Behind it, a framed portrait with a white flower garland sits on a shelf beside a small lamp. Other shelves hold painted deity figures, a blue Ganesha, framed devotional pictures and standing statues of women in saris. No people are visible.2009-08-08A photograph of painted stone and stucco sculptures on a temple wall. Five standing and seated deity figures in a row above a carved frieze. The central seated figure, with a multi-hooded serpent canopy above, holds a lotus-like object and sits on a coiled serpent base. Flanking figures wear ornate gold jewellery, red and yellow dhotis, and tall crowns, each holding lotus stems or flowers. Green leaf-like arches and yellow fruit clusters decorate the sides. Below, weathered reddish-brown relief panels show smaller carved figures. Deity murti only; no people are visible.2008-05-04August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01A display table draped in white cloth holds a row of small painted resin figurines of Hindu deities and saints for sale or devotion. Visible pieces include a Krishna playing a flute in blue and yellow, a Radha-Krishna pair against a dark arched backdrop, a Ganesha in red and pink, a seated Hanuman in orange and brown, a Saraswati with a veena in red and gold, and a deity murti in a gilded arched shrine. A seated figure in orange robes with a red-and-orange shawl holds up a long stick, and an orange-robed figure stands at the right edge. No people are clearly visible as physical attendees beyond these partially visible robed figures in the background, and the figurines and robes are not clearly in a staged ritual. Overall a merchandise or souvenir stall setting.2007-10-17Close-up photograph of a carved wooden statue of Krishna playing a flute. The figure has pale blue painted skin, a tall ornate crown with tasselled edges, large round earrings, layered beaded necklaces and bangles. He holds a long wooden flute to his lips with one hand while the other hand raises a lotus bud near his shoulder. Behind him are scrolled foliage carvings and a carved relief panel showing a seated deity on the left. No physical people are present, only the statue.2009-08-08A photograph of a shop wall covered with richly carved and painted wooden panels in a statue shop. Rows of figures in relief show deities, dancers, animals and attendants, with red, green, gold and cream paint. A large cream-coloured carved elephant-headed deity figure sits in the lower left foreground, and a carved panel with a rider on a horse appears in the centre. No physical people are visible; the figures are all carved or sculpted.2009-08-08A richly painted Hindu temple gopuram facade crowded with colourful stucco sculptures of deities and attendants. In the central niche stands a multi-armed deity murti in gold and grey tones. Flanking figures include female attendants holding a fan and a whisk, and a small seated Ganesha figure with an elephant head at lower right. Above, seated figures and ornate turquoise, red and gold scrollwork decorate the tiers. No people are visible; the statues are the subject, and the page's a person reference does not appear in the image.2012-05-29 +1 copiesOctober 11 20132013-10-11October 11 20132013-10-11October 02 20112011-10-02October 12 20072007-10-12