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Two large bronze-coloured deity murtis of a male and a female form stand side by side in a procession, adorned with yellow and white marigold garlands and red flower garlands. The figures wear ornate jewelled necklaces and crowns, one with a raised hand, and bright sunlight flares behind them. Behind them rises a colourful gopuram-style temple gateway with carved sculptures and a signboard in Tamil and Sanskrit script beside a temple entrance. No physical people are the main subject; a few onlookers stand in the shadowed background.

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Two bronze utsava murtis stand side by side under a temple roof, draped in heavy garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and red flowers. The figure on the left is a bronze male deity with a raised right hand in abhaya mudra, wearing a white and gold turban and an ornate jewelled collar. The figure on the right is a bronze female deity with a crown-like headdress, jewelled necklaces and a kumkum mark on her forehead, holding a small object in her hand. Behind them a colourful temple gopuram with painted sculptures is visible, with Tamil signage reading Siva Siva and Namasivaya written on a board. Sunlight streams in from the open side of the mandapa.2006-10-15Photograph of metal deity murti images, a bronze-toned figure with a draped grey-white cloth over the head and silver-patterned ornaments and earrings, alongside a smaller deity image on the right, both adorned with garlands of yellow marigolds, pink flowers and white jasmine strands. A dark red cloth backdrop and carved wooden or stone architecture frame the shrine. No physical people are visible.2006-10-15Two bronze murti statues of a male and female deity stand side by side in a temple shrine, both adorned with thick garlands of yellow marigolds, pink and white flowers. The male figure wears a white and grey turban, a silver-embellished bodice and gold necklaces, and raises one hand in blessing. The female figure wears a red and gold sari, silver necklaces and earrings, and holds a ceremonial object. A small figure of a person in white clothing appears at the right edge. Ornate carved stone pillars and niches frame the background, with a small window above. The murtis are the deities Nithyaneshwara and Nithyaneshwari, as referenced in the page, though the iconography is treated here as a plain deity murti pair.2006-10-15Two bronze deity murtis stand side by side in a shrine, heavily garlanded with yellow and magenta flower strands and white jasmine. The figure on the left wears a light grey-beige turban, white jewelled armour-like chest ornament, gold necklace and ornate white earrings, its right hand raised in abhaya mudra. The figure on the right wears a gold and white necklace with a jewelled pendant and gold beaded collar, and a golden crown ornament. A small brass figure stands between them, and green leaves frame the left edge. A date stamp reads 15.10.2006. No physical people are visible.2006-10-15October 15 20062006-10-15Close-up photograph of two polished bronze-gold statues of a male and a female deity, decorated with dense garlands of yellow marigolds, pink and white jasmine and red flowers. The male figure wears a cream and gold cloth wrap and a golden crown, the female figure wears a red and silver embroidered garment, and both have red kumkum dots on their foreheads. A bronze hand in abhaya mudra appears at the left edge, and a red curtain and wooden canopy frame the scene. Background shows green foliage and a sunlit building. These are murti statues, not people, so no physical people are present.2006-10-15Close view of two golden metal deity murti faces wrapped in heavy garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold and deep red flowers, shot from beneath a wooden canopy edge. The left murti wears a cream-and-gold cloth head covering. Behind them a row of terracotta roof tiles, a tower top, a white Tamil-script shop sign on a blue board, and a yellow signboard appear against a pale sky with power lines. No physical people are visible.2006-10-10Photo of two gilded metal processional deity statues on a decorated ratha in a South Indian temple setting. On the left, a male deity stands with one hand raised in blessing and a white dhoti with gold border; he wears a red cloth, a headdress, and heavy gold necklaces. Beside him, a female deity holds a lotus-like object, wearing a red and gold sari, layered gold necklaces, and bangles. Both figures are heavily garlanded with yellow marigolds, red roses and white jasmine, and sit above green silk drapery. A tall gopuram tower with painted sculptures rises at right, and a few people in white stand near the base of the chariot.2006-10-15Photograph inside a dimly lit Tamil temple shrine showing two dark metal deity murtis, a larger figure on the left and a smaller one on the right, both draped with bright yellow and white marigold garlands and silver-toned jewelled necklaces. The left figure raises one hand in blessing. Behind them hang red and green floral strands and a dark red cloth backdrop, with carved stone pillars and a blue illuminated Tamil inscription above. No people are visible.2006-10-15Two large bronze-coloured statues stand garlanded with thick bands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and pink and red flowers, outdoors beneath green trees. The left figure wears a golden turban, white embroidered garment and gold necklaces, with the right hand raised in blessing. The right figure wears a crown, a red blouse, a blue and gold skirt, layered gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style chain, holding a small object in one hand. Floral garlands also hang from the structure above, and a blue plastic crate is visible at the right edge. The statues are depictions, not living people.2006-10-10November 05 20062006-11-05A photograph of a temple shrine heavily decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and red, white and green flower strands. At the centre sits a deity murti or shivalinga-like form draped in a white cloth with a silver face-mask-style ornament and a gold necklace, set before a silver-toned tray. Behind it stand two dark-complexioned deity figures in ornate crowns and jewelled garments. At the left edge a person in saffron/orange robes is partly visible, and a brass oil lamp stands at each side of the shrine. The scene is decorated for a ritual or celebration. No clearly identifiable person is present in the foreground beyond the partially visible figure at the left edge.2007-01-01