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A tall, brightly painted statue of a multi-armed deity stands on a pedestal against a pale blue sky. The figure has blue skin, a golden crown, a red and gold shawl, and ornate gold necklaces, and holds objects in several raised hands. Green foliage and a white domed shrine tower appear at the lower edge of the frame. No people are visible.

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September 11 20122012-09-11Photo 11733088 +1 copiesMarch 11 20112011-03-11 +1 copiesA four-panel graphic collage with a dark vignette border. The top row shows three panels: two side panels with ornate deity murtis in gold and bright-coloured garments set in arched niches framed by blue draped fabric, with a central panel showing a large gilded ornamental object with a golden base. The bottom panel is a photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder and gold bangles, seated before a gold and red ornate throne with a microphone in front of him. The collage has no physical people apart from that single seated figure.May 29 20122012-05-29A colorful painted stucco sculpture on a temple gopuram shows a blue-skinned deity with a crown and multiple arms, standing among white cows on a painted pastoral background of trees and sky. He wears a gold necklace, gold belt and bangles, holds a flute-like object and a small golden implement, and raises one hand in a gesture. A dark stone canopy sits above his head, with red, green and gold architectural trim around him. The figure appears to be a deity murti, identified as Krishna by the cows and herding setting. No people are present.2012-05-29 +1 copiesPhoto 11743854 +1 copiesA figure in an orange saffron wrap with long dark hair stands with their back to the camera, hands raised to adjust colourful flower garlands on a large black deity murti. The murti wears gold and white ornaments and a red-and-gold garment, and multicoloured garlands hang on both sides within a gold-framed doorway. A white tent-like canopy forms the backdrop and the stone floor is visible below.2006-02-20A photograph of the gateway of a South Indian temple, a dark stone doorway framed by painted pillars and an ornate coloured gopuram-style facade with two painted deity figures standing on top. Several men in white shirts and dhotis walk and stand near the entrance, one in the foreground holding a lit oil lamp or flame. Figures are visible further down the passage beyond the gate.2012-05-18May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesSilhouetted view of a tall, ornately sculpted South Indian temple gopuram (tower) against a bright sunlit sky, with a tall stone or metal flagpole (dhvajastambha) rising in front of it and a small dark object, possibly a flag or banner, fluttering at the top. Palm trees stand at the right edge. Several small, dark, partially visible figures stand in the foreground at the base of the tower, but they are indistinct, and no one can be clearly identified or described in detail.2012-05-18A photograph of a large black deity murti of Venkateshwara standing in a temple, dressed in an elaborate jewelled gold-and-silver crown, ornate breastplate, layered gold necklaces and a blue and gold garment, with a vertical white tilak on the forehead. The murti is wrapped in a vertical band of multicoloured flower garlands with red and yellow ribbons. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wearing a black top bows and touches the deity's feet area with an outstretched hand, a devotional darshan gesture. A golden decorated pillar stands at the right edge.2006-02-26