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A painted temple wall mural in a painted panel with a yellow and blue border showing a row of Vaishnava saints and deities. Center-left, a blue-skinned deity with a white Vishnu-style tilak stands beneath a golden arch, flanked by consorts in green and red saris. To the right, a seated blue-skinned figure under a tree sits on a throne with striped white and green garlands, while bare-chested, shaven-headed devotees in white dhotis stand with palms joined. On the far right, a figure in a tall feathered headdress holds a staff. Above, a reclining deity rests in the tree branches. Tamil captions run along the bottom of the panel. The painting is a mural with no physical people present.

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July 30 20082008-07-30A 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 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 29 20082008-07-29A photograph of a temple corridor wall decorated with a long row of painted panels depicting Hindu deities in arched frames, with blue-skinned figures in gold and red garments and ornate crowns. Painted ceiling borders in green, red and blue run above. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt stands at the wall on the right, and a partially visible man in a white shirt is at the lower left edge. Their faces are turned away from the camera.2007-08-17July 29 20082008-07-29Interior temple wall painted with a horizontal frieze of panels depicting Vishnu forms in blue, multi-armed and crowned, many standing with attendants and one reclining or seated with consorts, set beneath a richly patterned green, yellow and red painted ceiling border. Several panels carry painted Tamil captions in blue bands. In the lower left foreground a man in a white shirt with a moustache, seen in profile, looks toward the paintings. Dark stone masonry forms the lower wall and a carved wooden door frames the right edge.2008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 30 20082008-07-30A 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