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October 23 2006

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A painted temple ceiling with three large circular lotus medallions in concentric rings of green, pink and white, bordered in gold and maroon. The rightmost medallion shows a black Shiva linga against a glowing orange and yellow background. Small painted figures, including what appear to be animals and figures, sit along the bands between medallions. Carved wooden brackets with painted faces hang at the lower edge, and tube lights run along the ceiling. No people are visible.2012-05-20 +1 copiesJuly 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a long temple wall painted with large circular mandala-style medallions in red, green, blue, orange and white, bordered by ornate orange and brown scrollwork bands and green foliage motifs. Fluorescent tube lights are mounted on the wall between the medallions, and the stone plinth is visible at the lower left. No people are present in the frame.2012-05-30October 15 20082008-10-15October 25 20062006-10-25May 20 20122012-05-20 +1 copiesA long painted temple wall mural in a South Indian temple corridor, with a richly coloured ceiling of red, green and blue patterns above. The panels show multiple deity figures under arched canopies, including a blue-skinned Krishna playing a flute beneath a tree with cows, a peacock and a serpent, alongside other standing gods in ornate crowns and garlands. In the lower left, a man in white shirt and a woman in a striped sari stand near the wall. The wall shows a deity murti-style painted gallery. No identifiable a person depiction is visible.2008-07-29 +1 copiesOctober 15 20082008-10-15Interior of a temple corridor with a painted, vaulted ceiling in blue, red, gold and green, with medallions and floral motifs. Painted panels on the walls and above the central doorway depict deities in arched niches. A dark doorway leads inward toward a sanctum where small lamps glow. Several people walk through the hall: a woman in a yellow and green sari in the foreground, two women in saris beside her, and men in white and a man in a red shirt near the entrance.2006-10-23July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29A photograph of a long temple corridor with a painted ceiling of concentric circular medallions in blue, red, green and yellow on a lavender ground, bordered in gold. Fluorescent tube lights hang from the ceiling. Carved stone pillars with ornate brackets line the right side, and painted murals of temple scenes and gopurams run along the left wall beneath a row of printed black panels. Several people are visible at the bottom edge: a young boy in the foreground, and partially visible heads of others behind him.2008-07-29