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Interior wall of a palace hall showing a painted mural divided into framed panels. The upper panels depict women and attendants in colourful saris and dhotis engaged in domestic and courtly scenes, including a figure with a hanging pot and servants beside a large brass vessel. The lower panel shows a procession of richly dressed figures in yellow and red garments carrying banners beneath arches, beside an ornate gilded throne with red canopy and blue-and-gold columns. A dark wooden plank ceiling overhangs the mural. No physical people are present in the frame.

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A wooden-ceilinged interior with a long painted mural frieze on the walls, shown in several panels. Upper panels depict scenes of courtly and domestic life: figures in red and blue garments, a woman in a red sari, a child-like figure hanging from a rope beside a red pot, and small groups near an arched doorway. Lower panels show a grand palace hall with blue columns, red drapes, an ornate golden throne-like seat and a seated figure, plus a procession of figures in orange and blue. The painted murals are depictions, not physical people; no living people are visible in the scene.2006-11-09A photograph of a long interior wall covered in a grid of painted mural panels depicting scenes from Hindu epic narrative. Upper right shows a grand palace hall with red drapes, blue columns and a golden throne where a figure sits, with a seated attendant nearby. Middle panels show a procession of figures in yellow and orange garments with a crowd of attendants. Lower right shows a blue-skinned deity with a crown holding hands with a man in an orange-yellow dhoti and bare chest in a garden setting with trees. Lower left shows a standing figure in red and gold with attendants. A small wooden stool sits at the lower left base of the wall, and a faded red-brown border surrounds the panels. No living people are clearly visible beyond the painted figures.2006-11-09Indoor photo of a room with framed painted murals of episodes from the Mahabharata on the walls, showing warriors in gold and red garments, a woman in blue on the floor, and a fallen figure. A bearded man in a white dhoti with a gold necklace stands at left, looking at the paintings. At right, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a long gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and gazes at the murals; two other men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand behind him. A small wooden stool sits in front of the wall.2006-11-09A 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 copiesA 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.2012-04-05Interior 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.2007-12-12November 10 20062006-11-10A 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 copiesNovember 09 20062006-11-09A painted mural panel showing a blue-skinned infant deity with a small crown and gold anklets crawling over the prone body of a dark-haired female demon lying on her back with arms outstretched. She wears a large pearl necklace and bangles, and a red skirt with gold trim. Her mouth is open with fangs visible, and her eyes are wide. In the background, two women in colourful skirts, one red and one teal, with gold waist ornaments, stand before a painted garden scene with urns. The image is a painted artwork on a wall, not a photograph of living people.2006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09