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A painted temple wall mural of Dakshinamurthy seated under a leafy tree with red berries, holding a flame and a small drum, with a Tamil label reading Thatchna Moorthi. Four bearded sages with rudraksha malas sit around him in meditative and namaskar poses, and a sign on the right shows Chidambaram temple. In the foreground, a real man in a white kurta stands behind a red railing in front of the mural. Snow-capped mountains and a painted sky fill the background, and a photo timestamp reads 24 4:04 PM.

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A group of five visitors posing in front of a painted temple mural of Thatchnamurthi, the four-armed seated deity with a flame in one hand, shown beneath a tree with sage figures and a mountain backdrop. Statues of bearded sages with rudraksha malas stand around the central figure. In the foreground, an older man in a light grey shirt stands at left, two women in red and white saris stand beside him, and a man in a white kurta stands at center beside a woman in a beige sari with glasses at right. The mural includes a golden lamp-like object near the deity and red and white rails in front.A 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.2010-08-09July 31 20162016-07-31July 30 20162016-07-30A seated man in a rust-red and saffron robe with a red-orange turban and a gold beaded necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions on a stage. Behind him a large painted backdrop shows a four-armed deity murti seated in meditation with a trident, drum and rudraksha malas, flanked by a blue deity figure with a trident and seated saffron-robed sages with palms joined in a banyan forest. A microphone stand, brass trident and a brass lamp stand at the left of the stage, and a golden cobra hood is visible above the throne.2016-07-30July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A seated man in an ochre-red turban and rust-orange robe sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, in front of a large painted backdrop of a four-armed deity murti with a trident, rudraksha mala and crescent moon, flanked by seated meditating sages in orange robes with folded hands among banyan-like trees. A microphone stands beside the throne and a brass trident and lamp are at the left edge. The man wears a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant; his face is not clearly identified here.2016-07-30July 30 20162016-07-30July 31 20162016-07-31August 12 20162016-08-12July 30 20162016-07-30