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Three painted deity statues stand in a row on a temple wall above a blue backdrop with a red and gold leaf border. On the left, Sri Lakshmi holds lotus flowers in two hands and wears a green and pink sari with gold jewellery. At the centre, a crowned Sri Rajarajeshwari sits on an ornate golden throne in red and blue attire, holding a goad and noose with other hands raised. On the right, Sri Saraswati plays a golden veena in a white and pink sari. Below each figure is a painted name panel in Kannada script, and a fluorescent tube light is fixed above them. No physical people are visible.

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August 09 20102010-08-09Four painted deity murtis of female forms seated on blue pedestals in a niche beneath a painted ceiling border. From left: a figure in teal with multiple arms holding a mala and small vessel, labelled Sri Brahmani; a blue-skinned figure in pink and red with a crown and raised hands, labelled Sri Vaishnavi; a green-clad figure with a crown holding a trident-like staff and lotus, labelled Sri Maheshwari; and a red-clad figure with a tall crown and a trident, labelled Sri Chamundeshwari. Bright yellow tubelights overhead. No people are present.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.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09A photograph of four painted deity murti figures of Lakshmi forms set in a niche beneath a fluorescent tube light, with a blue and gold painted ceiling border. From left: a red-clad figure holding a child, a blue-clad seated figure holding a conch-like object and a lotus, a purple-clad figure holding lotuses, and a green-clad figure holding a lotus and a fruit. Each figure has multiple arms and gold jewellery. Below each figure is a printed label in Kannada script, and a red stone plaque with an inscription sits beneath the niche.2010-08-09Interior 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.2010-08-09A 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 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.2010-08-09Photograph 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.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09A painted deity murti in a niche above a doorway, set in an ornate gold-trimmed arch against a blue backdrop. The seated four-armed figure wears a red crown, a green choli with gold trim, and a red-orange skirt, holding a staff-like object and a trident-like emblem. Two carved lions in ochre and gold flank the niche on the white wall above the entrance. No people are visible.