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A painted temple diorama with a pink multi-tiered palace-like structure holding seated deity figures in gold and blue robes on thrones, lower-left. On the right, a large black figure with a red and white skull-patterned garment, bared fangs and a red tongue, stands on rocks beside a painted waterfall, identified as a deity murti of Kali-like form. Painted backdrop includes blue sky, clouds, trees, mountains and a white building. Small statues in pink and red costumes line the lower edge. The ceiling is painted with blue clouds. No living people are clearly visible in the scene.

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January 07 20062006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07A photograph inside a decorated shrine room showing a large painted mural of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and a light garment with a dark mala, painted on the left wall. In the centre, a small temple-like structure with a tiled orange roof, pink and blue pillars and string lights holds a figure in orange robes with folded hands seated before a tree backdrop. Below, a Ganesha murti with floral garlands and orange cloth sits beside a figure in white with garlands, and a red-clad goddess figure stands at right, with an oil lamp and brass items on the altar. Two people in dark clothing stand in silhouette at the lower left facing the shrine, one wearing a headband with a tied cloth.Interior of a multi-tiered diorama-style temple display with painted cloud-filled ceiling and pillars. Upper panels show painted deity scenes including a goddess with multiple arms holding weapons and riding a tiger, and a seated figure in a crown. Lower tiers hold many small clothed statues of figures in red, green, gold and pink garments, some with dance-like poses, along a stage-like setting with painted architecture. No living people are visible.2006-01-07Interior of a painted temple diorama with multi-tiered niches showing painted and sculpted deity figures. Upper left, a seated goddess in red with a crown. Centre niche, a seated deity with a halo-like arch and red and gold garments flanked by two standing female figures in green and red. Upper right, a multi-armed goddess in pink and red riding a lion, holding weapons. Lower tiers show small painted scenes of water and rocks, and figurines of women in red, pink and green saris with ornaments. Painted clouds and a blue sky cover the ceiling. Readable Hindi captions appear on the lower frieze. No living people are visible.2006-01-07November 09 20062006-11-09A photograph inside a temple corridor looking toward a doorway, where painted backdrops of a forest river gorge with palm trees frame a diorama of colourful painted wooden figures. Two figures with monkey faces, wearing yellow and green costumes with gold trim, hold maces on either side. Central figures include a blue-faced deity in pink and yellow garments with a crown and red garlands, and a dark-haired female figure with a red garland in the foreground. A mirror reflects the scene at the far end. No living people are visible.2006-01-07March 26 20132013-03-26Photograph of a satsang or puja inside a temple-style hall with painted pink, green and blue walls and two large red-skinned dvarapala guardian figures holding maces and tridents. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a tiger-stripe cloth, hands folded in greeting, with lit oil lamps and hanging brass lamps around the throne. In front, a woman in white with a yellow border and two other devotees sit on the floor, one holding a lamp, while a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits with palms joined.2013-03-02