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A 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.

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November 10 20062006-11-10A 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.2006-11-09Indoor 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.2006-11-09November 09 20062006-11-09November 09 20062006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a thick gold necklace stands at right, long dark hair swept back, pointing up toward a wall of large painted panels. Beside him a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a white sacred thread looks on. At far right a partly visible man in white gestures toward the paintings. The mural panels depict Hindu epic scenes: a figure with a golden crown and blue skin embraced by a forest-dwelling pair in a cave, a bow-wielding blue-skinned hero with a winged attendant beside a palace, and a group of figures in saffron dhotis before a thatched hut. Warm orange drapery and pillars frame the left edge.2006-11-10A 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.2012-04-05A photograph inside a palace hall where a long wall is covered with painted murals in red-bordered panels showing scenes of figures in yellow and gold costumes, one fallen figure, and a procession. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a white sacred thread and a beaded necklace stands beside a figure in a saffron-orange robe wearing long dark hair and an ornate gold-and-orange garland, who studies the murals. Other people in white and orange clothing stand at the right edge. A small wooden stool with a brass object sits on the floor below the paintings.2006-11-10A 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 copiesPhotograph inside a palace hall where a long wall is covered with painted mural panels depicting Hindu epic scenes: a chariot drawn by a white horse with warriors, a cave with a bearded figure and a blue-skinned figure with a bow, a serpent coiled above, and a king seated on a throne beside a reclining blue deity on a bed with a bowing attendant. Two men stand in front, gazing up at the murals. The nearer man is bald and bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti and a beaded necklace. The man beside him has long dark swept-back hair and wears an orange saffron robe with a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace, and he is smiling as he looks up. A third person is partly visible at the right edge in orange clothing.2006-11-10