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A painted mural depicting a row of Hindu deities and figures processing beneath arched panels with ornate gold-framed medallion above. Blue-skinned figures in gold crowns and jewelry dominate; a central blue deity holds a child-like figure, and a figure with a small trident-like staff stands nearby. Several figures play instruments including a veena and a stringed instrument, and a white bull and a horse stand at the right. A small fire or lamp sits in the lower centre near a seated child. Figures wear saffron, red and green garments with gold ornaments.

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July 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copiesA painted mural in a traditional South Indian temple style, with bold red, yellow and gold tones framed by ornate architectural arches and kalasha-topped towers. The central panel shows a blue-skinned deity with a multi-hooded serpent canopy and a crown, flanked by two figures in ornate gold jewellery and garlands, one with a dark complexion. Rows of devotees in yellow, orange and red garments stand in the side arches, and musicians play instruments along the lower border. Winged celestial figures perch atop the upper arches. A deity murti-style mural, not a live event.2012-05-29A wide horizontal photograph of a temple wall painting or mural in bright colours, showing a row of standing deity figures in ornate gold and red garments with crowns and ornaments, framed by a decorative arch with a small shrine panel at top left. No living people are visible in the scene.2012-05-29July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a temple wall painted with multiple bands of Tamil verses in white script on black panels above a row of painted deity panels. Below, several painted figures stand or sit under gold-domed arches with red, blue and green backgrounds. The figures wear gold ornaments and crowns, and one shows blue skin with a conch-like adornment. A partial view of a person's head and a camera are visible in the lower left corner, with no clear identifiable candidate for the presence of a person. Tamil verses are preserved in the black panels, and the painted deities suggest temple murals.2008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copiesA painted artwork in a traditional Indian style showing a mythological scene in a dark cave-like setting with leafy foliage at upper left. A blue-skinned deity figure with a tall golden crown, gem-studded armlets and layered pearl and gold necklaces stands at right, extending a hand toward a woman with a red bindi, gold jewellery and a gold waist belt. Beside her stands a figure with a monkey-like face, long hair, pearl necklaces and gold armbands, who gently holds a small white cloth bundle. Another figure with a gold crown and white tilak is behind them, with women and a row of bare-chested figures in red dhotis behind, one with palms pressed together. This is a painting, not a photograph of physical people, so the people count is zero.2006-11-10A long painted temple wall mural in a South Indian temple corridor, with a richly coloured ceiling of red, green and blue patterns above. The panels show multiple deity figures under arched canopies, including a blue-skinned Krishna playing a flute beneath a tree with cows, a peacock and a serpent, alongside other standing gods in ornate crowns and garlands. In the lower left, a man in white shirt and a woman in a striped sari stand near the wall. The wall shows a deity murti-style painted gallery. No identifiable a person depiction is visible.2008-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 30 20082008-07-30A painted artwork in a dark setting depicting a mythological scene. A large figure with a monkey-like face and golden headband, bare-chested with a pearl necklace and armlets, stands at left holding a small white object over the hands of a blue-skinned deity with a tall golden crown, garlands and jewelled ornaments at right. A standing figure with a white tilak and bare chest, hands folded in anjali, appears at far left, and other figures with garlands and red tilaks stand in the background.2006-11-10A painted wall mural in rows of red-ground panels depicting Hindu mythological scenes in yellow, green and white. Figures include seated deities on thrones, a figure riding a white horse, one on an elephant under a parasol, archers with bows, a chariot pulled by horses, and a crowd of attendants. Pictured figures are painted, not physical people, and no living person is visible.2012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 15 20182018-05-15