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Photograph of two painted statues of a deity couple dressed in leaves and grass, standing in a grey stone pavilion at night. The male figure holds a golden staff-like object and a small flag, and wears a grass skirt, leafy garlands and a golden crown with flowers. The female figure, with long dark hair, wears a green leaf skirt over a red and gold patterned cloth, a crown with pink and orange flowers, and holds a golden object in one hand. Both have painted faces and green foliage draped over their bodies. In the lower right corner a white-clad figure with flower garlands is partly visible in front of a small shivalinga-like object. A few pieces of hanging string and flowers decorate the pillars.

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2007-GLIMPSES-OF-NITHYANANDESHWARA-PARAMASHIVA-AND-DEVI-PARASHAKTHIA photograph of two deity murtis standing under a stone temple pavilion at night, dressed in leaf and grass alankaram. The figure on the left holds a trident and a small brass vessel and wears a garland of green leaves and marigolds with a crown and a mala. The figure on the right wears a red and gold skirt, a crown of flowers, and a long skirt of green leaf strands, with long dark hair. Both have painted faces with red lips and their bodies are covered in green foliage, grass and garlands. Carved granite pillars frame the scene against a dark background.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.Photograph of two painted deity murti, a male and female figure, decorated for alankaram on a stone plinth in a temple pavilion. The male figure holds a golden damaru-like drum and a staff, with a sprig of green leaves, and wears a dress of dried straw and green leaves over a belt. The female figure wears a red and gold patterned skirt with green leaf fringes, pink flower garlands, a golden crown, and holds a golden ceremonial implement. Both figures are dressed with greenery, marigolds, and colourful flower garlands. Their gilded base shows a brass ring. No people are visible.Night photograph of a pair of painted deity murti, a male and a female form, standing under a stone mandapa with carved pillars. Both figures are decorated with green leaves, grass skirts, red and orange flowers, and garlands. The male figure holds a trident and a small drum-like instrument; the female figure has long dark hair and wears a red patterned skirt. Painted faces are visible. In front, a white and red cloth-covered object with white flower garlands sits at the base. Stone carvings frame the scene against a dark background.A night photograph of a temple shrine with stone pillars and a flat ceiling. Two blue-grey deity murtis stand on a raised pedestal, decorated with green leaves, fresh flowers, red blossoms and a grass-like alankaram. The left figure holds a trident and a small hand drum, and the right figure wears a red and gold skirt with a tall crown. In front, a seated figure in white clothing with a saffron-striped shawl and a white floral garland sits before a gold-ornamented base, and brass oil lamps are lit on the ground. No people are standing in the scene apart from the seated priest-like figure, who may be a statue or a person; the seated figure is not identifiable as a specific person here.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.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 a pair of large grey deity murtis standing side by side under a stone pavilion with carved pillars. The taller figure on the left has four arms, holds a trident and a ritual vessel, and wears a crown, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a grass skirt. The figure on the right has a red garland, a crown with flowers, a long dark braid and a striped red-and-green skirt. Both are decorated with green leaves, marigold and red flower garlands, and painted faces. In front, a small white-clad shivalinga-shaped form is adorned with white jasmine garlands and red flowers. No people are visible.Night photograph of a temple shrine with two large grey-painted murti figures of a deity couple, decorated for alankaram with green leaves, grasses, flowers and garlands. The male figure holds a trident and a ceremonial vessel, and the female figure wears a red-and-gold patterned skirt and a flower crown. In front, a small linga-shaped image wrapped in white cloth with a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on a stone platform between stone pillars. No physical people are visible.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.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.