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A painted mural on a wooden wall within a red-bordered frame depicts a scene of a blue-skinned deity figure lifting a large mountain overhead above a crowd of people and cattle sheltering in rain. The deity wears a yellow dhoti, a gold crown and beaded necklaces. Around him, devotees in white dhotis sit on the ground with cows, while two bare-chested figures with folded hands stand at the sides, and rain streaks across the dark painted sky.

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A painted wall mural in a palace interior with a red border, showing Krishna in blue skin with a crown and yellow dhoti, lifting a mountain overhead as rain falls. Below, cattle and seated villagers in white dhotis and orange-red turbans and cloths shelter under the raised mountain; two standing figures with bare torsos and white dhotis face the scene with hands folded. Faded paint and weathered plaster are visible.2006-11-10A framed mural painted on a wall inside an old palace, showing a scene from a traditional story. A small blue-skinned child figure with a crown and yellow dhoti stands centre, holding hands with a woman in a blue and white sari and a man in a golden yellow dhoti wearing a tall gold crown. Behind them a row of women in long white and yellow garments stands in a line, and to the left a line of men in white dhotis and bare torsos stands in another panel. The painting has a red-brown border, a dusky orange and grey sky and a darkened background. No living people are visible.2006-11-10A painted artwork framed in a dark wooden border, showing a bare-chested man with a short beard and white dhoti holding a small vessel or bowl overhead while standing waist-deep in turbulent, wave-tossed water. A large multi-headed white and gold-banded cobra with a raised hood wraps around him and rises behind him. Heavy rain streaks the dark stormy sky, with lightning bolts and two flying figures in white near the top. The figure is an illustrated painted figure, not a clearly identified person, so no identity is asserted.2006-11-10A painted mural on a wooden frame shows a child figure with blue skin standing on the coils of a large multi-headed cobra in turbulent blue water. Two women in traditional dress stand in the water and on the shore, holding offering plates with yellow and red items. The background shows a shoreline, green vegetation, and distant hills under a pale sky. The figure wears a small crown and a white loincloth. The mural is a painted artwork, not a living scene, and no physical people are present.2006-11-10A large framed painting in a brown wooden frame depicts an outdoor woodland scene with blue mountains, a river and tall trees under a pale sky. A blue-skinned figure with a tall golden crown and a garland stands at centre, hand raised, with a second crowned figure in green and gold armour and a sword to the right. Five men in orange dhotis with gold belts and pearl necklaces stand on the left, and two men in white dhotis with drums stand at far right. The painted figures are artwork, not physical people.2006-11-10A large painted mural in a palace hall depicts a mythological battle scene. A blue-skinned figure wearing a gold crown and yellow dhoti grapples with a grey elephant draped in a red and gold cloth, pushing against its raised tusk. Behind them, several armed warriors in white dhotis and pointed helmets swing swords and bows, while a figure in a yellow dhoti and crown raises a weapon. Two fallen men lie on the ground near a dropped drum. Orange brick walls, a carved arched window and a blue sky frame the scene. The painting is a mural, not living people.2006-11-10A painted mural on a wooden wall panel showing three blue-skinned figures in a rural landscape with blue mountains and a pink palace-like building at right. Two figures wearing tall conical crowns and yellow dhoti-style garments stand on a wooden platform, hands raised in prayer, pulling a rope attached to a large wooden log cart with wheels. A third, smaller figure with a topknot and red-orange waist sash raises both arms in front of a fallen tree trunk. Green grass and trees fill the foreground, and a sky of soft blue clouds forms the backdrop. The mural is framed in red and orange paint.2006-11-10A painted mural panel in a palace interior showing a blue-skinned child deity with a green-tipped crown reaching up to a hanging pot-bundle, while two smaller naked boys reach upward and a third boy bends forward on his hands in the foreground. Terracotta and brass pots sit on the floor and on a wall shelf, with a gold-framed mirror on the left and a dark wooden beamed ceiling above. The painted scene, not real people, makes up the composition.2006-11-10A painted mural panel on a palace wall shows a scene from Krishna's childhood. A woman in a green blouse and red-pink skirt with gold waistband kneels and holds the hand of a young blue-skinned boy with a peacock-feather crown, who stands in front of her. Beside him, a small child with a necklace and gold anklets stands with arms folded. Two naked children play near an arched doorway on the right, and two more run along the left side. Arched windows and a gray wall with gold trim frame the scene, with trees visible through the open doorway. Gold and red borders surround the panel. No physical people are present in the photograph itself.2006-11-10A painted mural panel on a palace wall shows three women in traditional dress and a small blue-skinned child figure. Two women on the left, one in green with a red-and-gold waistband and one in orange with gold jewellery, lean in toward the central woman, who wears a red skirt, a green blouse with gold trim, a gold necklace and a hair bun. A blue child with a crown and gold necklace stands at the right beside a pink wall base. Behind them are beige panelled doors and a painted landscape of trees and sky. The scene is a painted artwork, so no physical people are present.2006-11-10A large framed mural painting of a Ramayana-style scene set at a cave mouth beside a tree, waterfall and red-flowering trees. In the center, a monkey-faced figure with a gold crown and bare torso leans toward a woman in a red sari and gold jewellery, while a bearded man with a crown stands behind. On the right, a figure with blue skin, a gold crown and a yellow dhoti stands beside them. Several small figures stand at the cave entrance. The painting is a graphic artwork on a wall, with no physical people present.2006-11-10A painted wall mural on a palace ceiling beam shows a dark-haired woman lying on her back on a brown floor with her arms outstretched, her face in an expression of alarm. A small blue-skinned child with a crown and jewelry is nursing at her chest, and her red skirt is wrapped at her waist. Around her, five women in blue, pink, green and white skirts with gold waistbands and bangles hold their arms out as if reacting. Behind them, arched openings reveal a blue sky, trees and a temple spire. A doorway is visible on the left. The image is a painted artwork, not a photograph of living people, and no one in the scene is identified.2006-11-10