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November 09 2006

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November 10 20062006-11-10January 28 20102010-01-28A photograph of a wall in a room with a white-painted ceiling of wooden planks, hung with several painted portraits of bearded ascetic sages. On the left, a sage sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with a mala beaded necklace and gold chain. The central portrait shows a bearded sage with a tall topknot, halo, rudraksha beads, a white sacred thread, orange lower garment and a palm raised in blessing while holding a book. On the far right, a sage with a halo sits astride a tiger in a mountain landscape, holding a golden object. Below the portraits in a small arch niche, a framed screen-like picture shows a man in red with raised hand beside a deity murti. Other small framed images hang nearby, and a partly visible person's head appears at the lower right edge.2012-05-24A photograph of a whitewashed wall in a workshop or storeroom, hung with three framed photographs of bronze Nataraja statues, the dancing Shiva within a flaming ring of fire, each on a blue backdrop. A fourth framed photo shows a dark bronze figure of a deity playing a flute beside a cow or bull on a pedestal. Above them hang a wrought-iron wall ornament and a small framed clock. A cloth-clad arm is visible at the left edge and a few small brass figures appear at the bottom. No people are in focus in the scene, and no one is identified.2006-09-18Framed photographs hang on a plain white wall in a wooden display frame arranged in two rows. Most panels show deity images decorated with dense garlands and flower arrangements, including a figure with raised arms flanked by elephants, a seated goddess with a crown, and a figure with multiple heads. The two rightmost top and bottom panels show outdoor views of tall gopuram temple towers with palm trees and pillars. No people are visible in the scene.2010-08-09A photograph of a long wall display of framed colourful deity photographs arranged in a grid of panels, showing ornately decorated murtis with flower garlands, crowns and bright clothing, with a tall temple gopuram visible in one corner panel. In the lower right corner a partly visible person in a checked shirt sits at the edge of the frame. The wall is pale cream and a wooden door frame is at the right edge.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09Year 1982-1986 Sri Kanniga Parameshwari SchoolPhotograph of two dark stone ritual objects on a rough beige cloth against a plain grey backdrop. The larger object is a Shiva lingam with a cylindrical top marked with a carved three-line emblem, set in a shallow yoni-shaped base with a spout. A smaller, similar dark stone yoni-style base with a spout sits to the right. No people are visible.2011-10-24Framed portraits displayed on a dark wooden shelf against a pale pink wall. Several framed illustrations show a bearded man in a saffron-orange turban and orange garment with a pink and white garland, smiling and gesturing. A larger framed photograph in the left column shows a figure in a pink-orange turban with a red bindi. Smaller framed images show a seated deity in orange tones on a throne. A strand of yellow, white and green flower garland hangs at the left edge. The portraits are printed images, not physical people, and no living person is present in the scene. Descriptions of the depicted individuals here refer only to printed likenesses.2016-12-06May 22 20182018-05-22A dark grey stone Shiva lingam on a matching yoni-style pedestal base, placed on a dark green cloth against a black background. The lingam has white painted markings: a horizontal band with a central dot near the top and a trident-like shape with curled ends below. The base is decorated with white painted curved patterns. No people are visible.2011-09-24