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A large painted backdrop on grey-brown cloth shows a stylised woman's profile in orange-and-white, facing right with a spray of water from her mouth, beside a white trident-like emblem and a white swan with orange beak over a deep blue circular field. Gold ornamental pinnacles and a dark top border frame the scene, and a gold rod or staff appears at the upper right. No physical people are visible; the figures are painted decorations on the backdrop.

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December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A photograph of a temple stage backdrop being painted during evening festivities. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at the right, holding a paint pot and brush while painting a dark blue oval with a white crescent on a burlap-like cloth. Above is a painted face of a woman with dark hair, a red-and-gold headband and earrings, and a painted sword and crescent-shaped blade hang on the backdrop. At left are yellow and white flower garlands. In the lower right a seated man in white clothing holds a lit lamp near a red pillar, with a blue wall behind.2008-12-28A temple-style stage at a Brahmotsavam celebration shows a standing priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl pouring liquid from a blue-tinted vessel near a painted backdrop of a woman's profile with a sun or moon-like disk and crossed swords. Garlands of yellow and red flowers and a gold ornate palanquin or deity canopy frame the left. A seated attendant in white lights candles along the lower right ledge. Visible people: two.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A seated figure in an ornate golden throne sits centrally on a stage backdrop decorated with a crescent moon, a trident, a damaru drum, an Om symbol, a white dove on a blue disc and a lingam-like emblem above a jewelled canopy. The seated person wears an orange-red garment with an orange shawl and is flanked by tall brass oil lamps with lit flames, garlands and flowers on the sides.2008-12-28December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a small plaster or clay figure seated inside an open canopied shrine or palanquin-like structure in a yellow-washed room. The figure has long flowing light-coloured hair, a white draped garment with a grey border, painted red lips and a tilak mark on the forehead, with hands resting in its lap. The canopy is painted with red and blue scrollwork and has gilt scalloped trim, and the pillars are painted with blue and white stripes. A decorated panel frames the left edge. No living people are visible; the figure is a statue.2008-06-09November 09 20062006-11-09A photograph of a life-size painted statue of a woman in a light blue dotted sari with a dark blue blouse, hair in a bun, gold earrings and bangles, brushing yellow paint onto a crescent moon on a grey stone pillar. The pillar is studded with white round dots, and another grey pillar stands beside it in an outdoor courtyard with orange brick walls and green foliage behind. The figure is a statue, not a living person, so no physical people are present.2010-02-03A 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.2006-11-10