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Ornate painted temple gateway seen from below, with a colourful arch of red, green, blue and gold tiers. A large green-faced lion-like mask with fangs and a crown sits at the top, flanked by two winged female figures in green-and-blue and red-and-blue garments. Garlands of white, yellow and orange flowers hang across the passage beneath the arch. No people are visible in the scene.

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May 25 20122012-05-25 +2 copiesPhotograph of an ornate temple entrance corridor with a colourful painted arch decorated with carved figures, winged angels and a lion-faced guardian mask above. Strings of marigold garlands in orange, yellow and green hang across the arch. Blue metal gates flank the walkway with polished peach-toned marble walls. Several people walk through the corridor in the distance, including a man in a green shirt and others in white, while a figure in white stands near the right gate. The scene suggests a temple hall or aadheenam interior during a festive decoration.2012-06-04May 29 20122012-05-29June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04A man stands in the centre of an illuminated shrine niche, smiling and raising both hands palms-out in greeting. He wears a red and white flower garland around his neck and a brown dhoti with a darker sash. Flanking him are two painted deity murti with gold ornaments, jewelled arm bands and blue and orange lower garments, one holding a flaming torch and a trident-like staff, the other a torch and a mace. Behind him sits a decorated deity murti draped in white and orange garlands on a cushioned throne. On the left, a bald man in saffron-brown robes and a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate, with small brass oil lamps on the floor.2015-05-29A photograph of a colourful temple gopuram-style facade under a pale blue sky. Central arched niche shows a painted-stucco image of Shiva seated on a white bull Nandi with Parvati beside him, wearing red and green garments. Flanking female figures in green and red saris hold up their hands. Smaller painted figures of Ganesha on the left and another seated goddess on the right sit beneath small domed towers. Scalloped red arch and green-and-blue borders frame the central panel.2012-02-08February 08 20122012-02-08June 05 20122012-06-05April 11 20122012-04-11 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesJanuary 1st 2013 +1 copies