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Close-up photograph of two painted deity murti heads decorated for alankaram. Both faces are grey-white with colourful painted stripes in yellow, green, red and blue on the cheeks and forehead, and red lips. Garlands of green leaves, orange and pink marigold-like flowers, and grass blades crown them, with a golden crescent and a golden hand-shaped ornament visible. Bright pink flowers and green foliage fill the foreground. No people are visible.

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Close photograph of two deity murti faces decorated for an alankaram, with painted grey-white faces, red and yellow and green stripes on the cheeks and red lips. Both are crowned with green leaves, orange marigolds and pink flowers. One figure wears a golden crown-like headdress with a crescent ornament and bright green grass blades, and a gold trident-like staff rests in the foreground. Red carnations and a string of multicoloured beads lie in front. No physical people are visible.Close-up of two painted deity murtis decorated for alankaram with fresh flower and leaf garlands in orange, pink and green. The left figure has a gold crown with a crescent ornament and grass blades tucked in, and the right figure has a gold crown and long dark hair. Both faces have grey-white painted skin with red lips and colourful striped cheek markings. Multicoloured beaded necklaces and bright pink flowers hang across their chests. No physical people are visible; the figures are statues.Close-up photograph of two painted deity murti figures decorated for alankaram, with grey-blue faces marked by yellow, red and green painted lines and red lips. Both wear crowns of green leaves, orange and pink flowers. The figure on the left has a gold crown, a multi-coloured bead necklace and a tassel-tipped hand; the figure on the right wears red flower garlands over green leaf necklaces and has long dark hair. A gold trident-like ornament and a small gold figure appear beside them against a grey stone architrave. No physical people are visible.Photograph of two painted deity murtis, a male and a female figure, decorated for a festival alankaram. Both have grey-blue faces with colourful painted stripes and red lips, and are adorned with flower crowns of pink and orange blossoms over green leaves. The male figure holds a trident-like staff and a damaru drum, and both wear multicoloured beaded necklaces, green leaf garlands and leafy wraps. The female figure wears a red and white patterned garment and long dark hair. A gold crown sits atop the figures, and the background is dark with a stone beam above.Two painted deity murti figures are decorated for alankaram with green leaves, grass and garlands of pink, orange and red flowers. The figure on the left holds a trident-like staff wrapped with flowers and wears a crown and multicoloured bead necklaces. The figure on the right has long dark hair falling down its back, a crown of flowers and leaves, and a red and white draped cloth. Both have painted faces with red lips and colourful stripes on the cheeks. The setting is a stone temple ceiling and bracket with scaffolding visible on the right.Two large painted deity murtis stand under a stone roof at night, decorated for alankaram with green leaves, grass fronds and orange and pink flowers. The left figure holds a trident and a small drum-like object and wears a multicoloured bead necklace; the right figure wears a red-and-brown patterned skirt, a pink flower garland and a flower crown. Both have grey faces with painted red lips, coloured cheek markings and gold crowns. Figures are statues, not people.Night photograph of two painted deity murtis decorated for a festival alankaram, standing beneath a stone temple archway. The figure on the left, with grey-blue painted skin and a golden crown, holds a trident and a gold ornamental object and wears a multi-coloured bead necklace. The figure on the right has grey-blue skin, a golden crown with orange and pink flowers, long dark hair, and a red and pink flower garland. Both figures wear green leaf and grass garments, fresh foliage, and rainbow-coloured face markings. Stone carved brackets frame the scene against a dark background.Photograph of two grey-painted deity murti figures on a night-time outdoor alankaram, decorated almost entirely with green leaves, grasses and flowers. The figure on the left, shown with a conch-like object and a trident-like staff, wears a crown of orange and pink marigold-type flowers, a multicolour bead necklace and leaf garlands across the body. The figure on the right wears a similar flower crown, a red-and-maroon patterned skirt, long dark hair and leaf-covered arms. Both have striped rainbow face markings and a dry straw skirt is visible at the lower left. Stone archway and carved stone brackets frame the top. No physical people are visible.A night photograph of two painted deity murtis, a male and a female figure, standing under a grey stone arch. Both have grey-blue skin, painted faces with coloured markings and gold crowns decorated with flowers and leaves. The male figure holds a trident and a small ornate object and wears layered beaded necklaces in red, orange and green. The female figure wears a red and gold garment with long green leaf fronds, a dark braid, and gold armlets. Both are dressed in foliage, green leaves, marigold-orange flowers and dried grass.Night photograph of two large painted deity murtis decorated for alankaram with fresh green leaves, flowers and grass. The left figure, painted grey-blue with striped face paint, wears a crown with orange and pink flowers, multicoloured bead garlands, and holds a golden ornamental object and a whisk-like staff. The right figure, also grey-blue with painted face and red flower garlands, has long dark hair, a golden crown with orange flowers, a red-and-maroon patterned skirt, and green leaf fringing. Thatched straw and palm-leaf skirting surrounds the figures beneath a stone temple canopy.Close photo of a grey-blue painted murti of a deity decorated with leafy green garlands, pink and orange flowers in its headdress, and multicolored bead necklaces over a bare torso. It holds a white tasselled fly-whisk or chamara-like object with a golden shaft in one raised hand. Green leaves and straw surround the figure, and a gold-toned ornamental background appears behind it. Visible face markings include yellow and red painted stripes and a red-lipped face. No people are visible.Two painted deity murtis stand together under a stone pavilion with carved pillars at night. Both figures have grey-white painted faces with red lips and wear floral crowns of pink and orange blossoms with green leaves. The figure on the left holds a trident-like staff and a small pot-shaped object, wears a rudraksha-style bead garland, and has a dry straw skirt. The figure on the right wears a red patterned garment bordered in gold, a green grass and leaf skirt, and holds a green leafy bundle. Both are decorated with fresh green leaves and grass, a typical alankaram adornment of deity forms. The background is dark and the photograph is a flash-lit photo of the statues.