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A painted educational chart titled in Tamil reading உடம்பே ஆலயம் (the body is a temple). It shows a reclining, bare-chested figure with a wrapped white waist cloth, labelled with Tamil anatomical terms for head, neck, chest, abdomen, centre and feet. Above, a line drawing compares the body to a temple complex: sanctum, antarala, ardha mandapa, maha mandapa, kodimaram flagstaff with a lion-like guardian, balipeetha, and a raja gopuram. A gilded ornate frame edge appears at the right. No physical people are present; the figure is a painted depiction.

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A framed printed poster or chart on a wall, showing a diagram of a reclining human figure in red, with a line drawing of a temple gopuram tower and a shrine-like building above it. Captions and annotations in Tamil script fill the sheet, with a small picture in the top-left corner. The poster is hung in a plain room, and no people are visible.2012-05-24November 04 20062006-11-04February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesA framed photograph-style poster hangs on a plain wall. On the left, a smiling man with a white sandalwood band and red bindi across his forehead, wearing a red shawl with gold border over white, raises one hand in blessing; a portrait captioned in Tamil identifies a 13th pattam, Sri Lila Sri Sivananda Pulippani, Srimath Bogar Adheenam, Palani. On the right, a standing deity murti of Murugan (Bogar Murugan form) with a spear, a red loincloth, a gold kirital crown, a rudraksha/bead mala and armlets, on a turquoise pedestal with flowers and offerings. Two hanging oil lamps flank the image against a dark hillside backdrop with temple buildings.2012-05-24February 06 20172017-02-06 +3 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06A photograph inside a long temple corridor lined with carved stone pillars and a painted ceiling with circular patterns. A bare-chested man in a teal-and-green cloth stands at left against the wall. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a white-and-red flower garland points toward the wall, while a bare-chested attendant in a brown cloth gestures beside him. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and shawls, some with yellow garments, look on. A kolam floor pattern in red and white lies on the stone floor.2007-08-17May 10 20122012-05-10 +1 copiesJuly 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copiesA framed printed picture of a painted diorama-style scene is displayed on a stone pedestal in a temple setting, with a green garland draped over its top edge. The image shows a reclining figure on a bed being attended by three standing figures and two seated figures with palms pressed together. Robed attendants are shown in red and blue clothing with blue turbans, and a small cow-like figure appears in the background near a shrine. No physical people are in the scene; the figures are depicted only in the printed image.2008-07-281996 - Puja Manual Handwritten by HDHJuly 29 20082008-07-29