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Interior wall relief panels in a hall with a white ceiling and a ceiling light fixture, set against blue backdrops above a row of metal-grilled windows. Painted three-dimensional figures include a goddess seated on a pink lotus in gold and green attire, a dancing figure with a flute-like object and a garland, a mythic scene with figures on lotuses and a decorated chariot holding a seated figure, and a multi-armed deity on a white bull holding a trident and other objects. No physical people are present in the scene.

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Painted relief panels line the upper wall of a room, showing colourful painted deity figures on a turquoise-blue background. From left: a green-skinned figure riding a donkey-like mount with a trident, a figure in red and gold beside a white bull, a yellow-clad figure holding a flute, a central goddess seated on a lotus between white elephants with raised trunks, a figure on a red throne under a gold arch, and a red-clad goddess with a sword beside a lion-like figure. Small painted offering lamps or lotus bases sit below the central group. A hanging bell or metal ornament hangs from the ceiling, and a window with grilles and a clothesline are visible below. No people are present.2007-12-12A photograph of a temple exterior wall with a row of painted plaster deity figures set in niches against a bright blue backdrop. Several colourful figures are visible: a multi-armed goddess in red and gold on a lion, a figure in green and white riding a white bull holding a trident, a standing female figure in yellow, and a multi-armed goddess in red seated on a mount, with a fierce face at the right. Below, a large painted deity murti with a garland and gold necklace is partly visible behind scaffolding and bamboo poles. No physical people are present in the scene.2007-12-12A 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.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09December 12 20072007-12-12August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09Interior 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 20102010-08-09July 29 20082008-07-29A photograph of a pale yellow wall with a row of about eight framed colour prints of Hindu mythological scenes hung at eye level beneath two ventilated windows. The leftmost print shows Shiva with matted hair and Parvati with a child between them. Other prints show a man in orange clothes with hands folded before a young woman in yellow, a figure in blue holding a child beside a tree, a king in a red turban with a baby, and a woman in a red sari with a child. No physical people are visible in the room, and no person is identified as a person.2012-04-05