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April 28 2012

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A close-up photograph of a small clay figurine of a kneeling, anthropomorphic figure with a grey rodent-like head with a curled ear and pink-tipped eye, in praying posture with palms pressed together. The figure wears a gold collar, gold armbands and anklets, and a pink loincloth, set against a light blue base and an orange-and-yellow painted wall backdrop. This is a statue, not a living person.

May 01 2012

May 07 2012

Close-up photograph of a painted wooden vahana figure of a blue-green animal with an open mouth showing red tongue and a white tusk-like tooth, large round black-and-white eyes outlined in red and black, a red nose, and a studded golden collar with round gold bead ornaments. The background is dark with blurred pillars and a stone base. No people are visible.

October 15 2008

A white painted Nandi bull statue lies on a concrete ledge beneath a corrugated translucent roof supported by red-painted metal beams. The bull wears a blue-green bead necklace and an ornate gold collar with turquoise-coloured inlays, and its head is adorned with a small gold ornament. To the left, a painted female figure in a green garment and a gold headdress sits with her hands pressed together in anjali. The sky is visible through the left side. No physical people are present.

Making Of Sacred Arts University

A photograph of an unfinished workshop vahana: a grey painted rat-shaped mount with gold-painted trim, a red saddle cloth bearing a white painted figure, gold anklets, and a green-topped wooden platform fixed on its back. It stands on a red wooden pallet in a plain room with whitewashed brick walls, a stepladder and a blue chair behind it. No people are visible.

A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold bead necklace and white and red forehead markings sits before a gold-painted deity murti with a crown and animal head, reaching toward a small red-and-yellow offering on a mat. A second golden figure is partly visible at the right edge, and a deep magenta velvet curtain forms the backdrop.

July 24 2005

A painted white Nandi bull statue stands in a dim temple corridor at Kanjanoor Agniswarar Temple, decorated with a red and white bridle, gold-toned bells and a beaded collar, and draped with a green and red embroidered cloth saddle. A brass oil lamp stands on a pedestal beside it, and turquoise-and-red painted pillars frame the background. No people are visible.

2012-05-30 +1 copies

A painted stone or stucco relief sculpture of a small standing figure with hands pressed together in anjali mudra at the chest, shown bare-chested with a short waistcloth. The figure has a tall conical headdress, long hair, and green-and-black painted eyes, with a small deer or antelope carved beside its legs on a blue-grey temple wall with yellow and red trim. This is a carved deity or devotee figure on a temple surface, not a living person.