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Photograph of a projection screen showing a horizontal row of seven framed devotional paintings with golden arched borders and blue backgrounds, each labelled beneath with a printed caption. From left: Hindu deities and saints including Mangaiyarkkarasi with Pandya king figure, Thiru Jnanasambandar, Devi Meenakshi with green and pink garments, Lord Sundareshwara in red with a halo, Devi Annapoorani seated in red and gold, Sarada Devi in a white sari with veil, and a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Printed captions and a copyright line appear on the right side of the screen. No physical people are visible in the scene; the figures are paintings on a screen.

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February 03 20132013-02-03Photo 117407832013-02-03February 03 20132013-02-03February 03 20132013-02-03A blurry photograph of a projection screen showing a row of seven painted deity figures in arched frames, against a brown and gold band. Each figure stands or sits in a niche with ornate borders: the leftmost pair in blue and pink garments, the next in white, one in green with a crown, one in red, one seated in red and yellow, one in a white robe, and the last in yellow. Captions run along the bottom of the band. No physical people are visible in the scene; the figures are printed or projected images. The screen is shown from in front, with a dark frame at the left edge.2013-02-03June 05 20122012-06-05A home shrine photographed head-on, with framed pictures and small figures arranged on a table. At left, a man with a smile and raised palm in an orange-saffron robe and a white-and-beige rudraksha-style garland stands before a tree-trunk backdrop; a tall shrine-type print with an orange-robed seated figure sits beside him. At centre, a large blue-faced deity murti with a trident, crescent and cobra-like adornments, next to a goddess with a golden crown and red-and-gold sari holding a hand raised in blessing. In the foreground a framed image of a multi-armed deity with a trident and red halo, flanked by purple flowers and a small seated figure statue, with stone pieces and a pink crystal-like object in front. No people are physically present in the scene.2021-08-07May 29 20122012-05-29August 09 20102010-08-09Framed photographs hang on a plain white wall in a wooden display frame arranged in two rows. Most panels show deity images decorated with dense garlands and flower arrangements, including a figure with raised arms flanked by elephants, a seated goddess with a crown, and a figure with multiple heads. The two rightmost top and bottom panels show outdoor views of tall gopuram temple towers with palm trees and pillars. No people are visible in the scene.2010-08-09January 17 20082008-01-17A photograph of a long wall display of framed colourful deity photographs arranged in a grid of panels, showing ornately decorated murtis with flower garlands, crowns and bright clothing, with a tall temple gopuram visible in one corner panel. In the lower right corner a partly visible person in a checked shirt sits at the edge of the frame. The wall is pale cream and a wooden door frame is at the right edge.2010-08-09