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Kailasa Paramparagatha Sūrya Vamsa Adi Chola Samrajya Kamala Peetha SarvajnapeethamPhoto 11680014A slide-style archive page titled Heritage value of the Temple Monasteries, with a Description column on the left and a Photos column on the right. The left text describes Palswamy mutt, an ancient monastery complex of the ASMT community in Thiruvarur, India. Photos show a large gold-framed painting of a bearded sage with long grey hair, a white shawl and white cloth, seated cross-legged on a patterned cushion and holding ritual beads, with a red mark on the forehead. Beside it is a smaller photo of an illuminated oil lamp and a white-draped altar inside a temple. A partial figure in white appears at the bottom edge of the painting photo. No living people are clearly visible.A deity murti. Garlands of white flowers hang across its chest and a golden ornament is at its centre. A large halo with radiant gold rays surrounds the head. Oil lamps glow on the edges of the frame, and a brass vessel sits in the foreground. No people are visible; the image shows a temple ritual setting.2012-05-18A three-panel collage of deity murtis in a temple shrine. The top panel shows a Shiva lingam draped in red and green garlands, with a white cloth and a tripundra mark on the stone. The lower left panel shows a black Ganesha murti wearing a yellow silk garment and yellow garlands, flanked by decorated pillars. The lower right panel shows a dark murti of a goddess in a pink and yellow sari with gold ornaments under a decorated arch. No physical people are visible; this is a graphic of three shrine photographs.2010-10-17Photo 11740656A photograph of a Shiva lingam-form deity murti draped in a white cloth with orange and green striped borders, with a garland of white flowers around its neck. A gold-rimmed circular halo or sun-shaped backdrop sits behind the top of the image, and a small brass oil lamp burns to the right. No physical people are visible.2012-05-18A dark stone deity murti of Shiva is dressed in a white and gold-bordered cloth draped over its body, with orange and gold striped borders. A large golden halo or prabhavali with a circular sun-like design sits behind its head, and a garland of white flowers hangs across its shoulders. A three-line tilak marking is on its forehead, and a brass lamp with a lit flame burns at the upper right beside a small brass bowl at the bottom.2012-05-18A photograph of a decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in white and yellow flower garlands, red roses, and green leaves, with a silver crown and a silver ornamental plate at its centre. A pink and green silk cloth covers its base, and a golden arch frames it behind. In front, a silver necklace with a red stone lies on a red and gold cloth. No people are visible in the scene.2021-02-27June 01 20122012-06-01 +2 copiesA dark stone shivalingam is draped in a white and orange-bordered cloth with a garland of white flowers wrapped around it. A large brass or gold-toned circular halo hangs behind the deity form, and a small oil lamp glows at the right edge. A metal kalasha or vessel with offerings sits at the base in front of the lingam, with flowers and a coconut-like offering nearby. No people are visible, and the scene reads as an temple altar shrine.2012-05-18December 27 2021 sripuram2021-12-27