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A painted deity murti in a niche above a doorway, set in an ornate gold-trimmed arch against a blue backdrop. The seated four-armed figure wears a red crown, a green choli with gold trim, and a red-orange skirt, holding a staff-like object and a trident-like emblem. Two carved lions in ochre and gold flank the niche on the white wall above the entrance. No people are visible.

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A painted sculpture in a shrine niche, showing a seated deity murti with a raised hand holding a small object and a consort seated beside him in an orange and yellow sari with jewelry. Both figures have blue-green painted skin and gold crowns. The arched niche is framed with multicolored stucco scrollwork and a green-faced makara-like head at the top. Behind them is a blue painted backdrop with clouds, and a corrugated roof and red metal supports surround the shrine. No living people are visible.2010-08-04February 08 20122012-02-08A painted temple niche sculpture of a seated deity pair in a blue sky-patterned arch. The male figure has a light brown complexion, a tall crown, a rudraksha-style necklace, golden armlets and bracelets, and a yellow dhoti; he raises one hand in abhaya gesture and holds a small staff-like object. The female figure has green skin, an orange-gold sari, a crown, gold jewellery and a mirror-like object in her raised hand, seated at his side. Ornate multicolour borders frame the niche. This is a deity murti, not a person.2013-09-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a colourful temple gopuram-style facade under a pale blue sky. Central arched niche shows a painted-stucco image of Shiva seated on a white bull Nandi with Parvati beside him, wearing red and green garments. Flanking female figures in green and red saris hold up their hands. Smaller painted figures of Ganesha on the left and another seated goddess on the right sit beneath small domed towers. Scalloped red arch and green-and-blue borders frame the central panel.2012-02-08A photograph of a shrine niche with a yellow-bodied deity murti seated on a black pedestal beneath an ornate silver arch. The figure has a black face, a white conical crown, multiple arms holding ceremonial objects, and is adorned with red flowers and a beaded necklace. Beaded strings hang from the top of the arch. Two gold standing attendant figures flank the murti, one holding a lit oil lamp with red flowers. Flower-decorated white cloth lies at the base with small brass items, a gold framed image and a red-and-white offering tray. Polished brown tiles form the walls. No people are visible.June 16 20132013-06-16Three painted deity statues stand in a row on a temple wall above a blue backdrop with a red and gold leaf border. On the left, Sri Lakshmi holds lotus flowers in two hands and wears a green and pink sari with gold jewellery. At the centre, a crowned Sri Rajarajeshwari sits on an ornate golden throne in red and blue attire, holding a goad and noose with other hands raised. On the right, Sri Saraswati plays a golden veena in a white and pink sari. Below each figure is a painted name panel in Kannada script, and a fluorescent tube light is fixed above them. No physical people are visible.2010-08-09November 24 20072007-11-24May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20132013-09-26December 12 20072007-12-12November 24 20072007-11-24