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A photograph of a temple wall frieze showing painted and sculpted deity figures in a row beneath a ceiling with a bulb and a decorative border. From left: Lakshmana, Rama with bow, Sita, Hanuman, a central seated Ayyappa figure within a flame-like halo, and a Satyanarayana pooja scene with a standing man, a seated couple, and a kalasha with bananas. The figures are multicoloured with blue, pink and gold tones. Kannada captions label three panels. No living people are visible.

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A colourful temple photograph showing a row of painted stucco deity murtis set in a blue-backed niche beneath a decorated cream and red border. Five main figures stand or sit: a blue figure holding a bow at left, a winged figure with folded hands beside him, a central seated blue deity with a golden crown and hands in blessing gesture flanked by two consorts in red and green saris, a blue figure with folded hands on a mace at right, and a blue figure playing a flute at far right. Below them are labelled name plates and a small brass-coloured plaque with Kannada text. No physical people are visible.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09A photograph of a painted temple frieze of sculpted figures above a doorway, depicting the Meenakshi Kalyanam wedding scene. At centre, a bride and groom stand before a sacred fire in a ceremonial marriage, with deity murti figures in crowns and jewellery flanking them. Around them, colourfully painted attendant figures play instruments, including a flute, a drum, a veena and a conch-like horn, and some stand with hands folded in devotion. A bull figure appears at left. Below the frieze, a sign reads Sri Meenakshi Kalyana, with Kannada text beside it and a dark plaque beneath. Figures are statues, not physical people.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09Photograph of a painted temple wall niche with four colourful sculpted figures under fluorescent light. On the left, a four-armed deity in an arched niche with a multicoloured rainbow halo holds a trident and other implements and stands over a prostrate figure with a dog. Next, a grey-blue figure with a trident and a large ornate headdress stands beside a seated goddess in a red sari, gold crown and jewellery, holding a ladle and vessel on a throne. At the far right, a blue-sari woman holds a bowl. Below, three framed Kannada labels name the deities. No physical people are present; the figures are sculptures.2010-08-09A painted relief frieze of colourful temple figures above a doorway, labelled in green Kannada script as Sri Sita Kalyana, depicting the wedding scene of Rama and Sita. Blue-skinned figures with gold crowns and jewellery stand in a row against a blue background, including a bearded figure in a purple garment, a figure in a green and red sari holding a garland of white and pink flowers, and a figure holding a large white conch shell. Beneath the frieze are cream panels with red and blue Kannada inscriptions and a dark plaque. These are statues and painted figures, not living people.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09Interior wall of a temple showing a painted frieze of colourful deity murtis set in a row against a blue background. Central figure is a multi-armed goddess seated on a red throne, wearing a red sari and floral garland, holding lotus and other attributes. Flanking figures include a goddess in green and another in blue with raised hands, and a goddess in red with a trident on a tiger-like mount, plus a goddess in green riding a tiger at right. Below the frieze, cream labels with Kannada names and a dark brown stone plaque with inscribed Kannada verses are set above a pierced latticed screen. No people are visible.2010-08-09Painted stucco relief of four standing and seated goddess figures in a temple wall niche with blue background and decorative border. Figures wear red, blue, purple and green garments with gold jewellery and crowns; several hold lotus flowers, and two are seated on lotus pedestals beside white elephants. Beneath them are Kannada-labelled name plates and a stone inscription panel. No physical people are visible; the figures are depictions of deities.2010-08-09Interior wall relief panels in a hall with a white ceiling and a ceiling light fixture, set against blue backdrops above a row of metal-grilled windows. Painted three-dimensional figures include a goddess seated on a pink lotus in gold and green attire, a dancing figure with a flute-like object and a garland, a mythic scene with figures on lotuses and a decorated chariot holding a seated figure, and a multi-armed deity on a white bull holding a trident and other objects. No physical people are present in the scene.2007-12-12