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Photograph 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.

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August 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.2010-08-09August 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.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09Painted 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.2010-08-09A painted relief display in a temple niche shows three sculpted devotional scenes beneath a decorative leaf border and a fluorescent tube light. On the left, a bare-chested figure with a white loincloth and cloth wrapped on his head raises his hand to his face beside a dark Shiva lingam on a blue pedestal, next to a green tree with red berries. In the centre, a white-skinned figure with a trident stands on a second dark lingam while a seated devotee with a rudraksha mala holds a rope. On the right, a blue-skinned figure in a red cape and crown rides a grey bull, holding a red-tipped club. Text labels sit below each figure. No living people are present.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09A photograph of a painted temple frieze of sculpted figures above a doorway, depicting the Meenakshi Kalyanam wedding scene. At centre, a bride and groom stand before a sacred fire in a ceremonial marriage, with deity murti figures in crowns and jewellery flanking them. Around them, colourfully painted attendant figures play instruments, including a flute, a drum, a veena and a conch-like horn, and some stand with hands folded in devotion. A bull figure appears at left. Below the frieze, a sign reads Sri Meenakshi Kalyana, with Kannada text beside it and a dark plaque beneath. Figures are statues, not physical people.2010-08-09A 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.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09