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A painted relief display in a temple niche shows three sculpted devotional scenes beneath a decorative leaf border and a fluorescent tube light. On the left, a bare-chested figure with a white loincloth and cloth wrapped on his head raises his hand to his face beside a dark Shiva lingam on a blue pedestal, next to a green tree with red berries. In the centre, a white-skinned figure with a trident stands on a second dark lingam while a seated devotee with a rudraksha mala holds a rope. On the right, a blue-skinned figure in a red cape and crown rides a grey bull, holding a red-tipped club. Text labels sit below each figure. No living people are present.

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Photograph 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 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.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09August 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.2010-08-09A painted relief of Dakshinamurti, the seated teacher form of Shiva, under a blue wall and a banyan tree canopy with red fruits. The central pink figure has four arms, holds a drum and a flame, and wears rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. Four bearded sages in orange dhoti-style cloths sit in front with hands folded in anjali, before a red Kannada inscription reading Sri Dakshinamurti. These are statues and painted figures, not physical people.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09Interior 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.2007-12-12Painted relief panels line the upper wall of a room, showing colourful painted deity figures on a turquoise-blue background. From left: a green-skinned figure riding a donkey-like mount with a trident, a figure in red and gold beside a white bull, a yellow-clad figure holding a flute, a central goddess seated on a lotus between white elephants with raised trunks, a figure on a red throne under a gold arch, and a red-clad goddess with a sword beside a lion-like figure. Small painted offering lamps or lotus bases sit below the central group. A hanging bell or metal ornament hangs from the ceiling, and a window with grilles and a clothesline are visible below. No people are present.2007-12-12August 09 20102010-08-09