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A photograph of a two-faced Shiva-Shakti deity murti, Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari, decorated for alankaram with green leaves, marigolds and pink flowers. The murti has a long dark braid, painted faces, a crown and a trident-like staff with a flower, wrapped in a red and gold patterned cloth and leafy grass skirt, set in a stone temple pillared corridor. No physical people are visible; the figures are statues.

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Photograph of a decorated murti of a paired deity form, a person-Shiva and Devi Parashakthi, in a temple alankaram. Two white-painted faces with red lips and colourful cheek markings sit atop a figure dressed in a red and gold patterned cloth, with green palm-leaf strips hanging from the waist. Garlands of pink and orange flowers and fresh green leaves cover the shoulders and arms, and a long black hair braid falls at the right side. A trident-like staff with a flower garland stands at the left, and a golden crown and headdress sit above. Stone temple pillars and a ceiling frame the scene, with scaffolding visible at the right. No physical people are present.Night photograph of two painted deity murtis decorated for a festival alankaram, standing beneath a stone temple archway. The figure on the left, with grey-blue painted skin and a golden crown, holds a trident and a gold ornamental object and wears a multi-coloured bead necklace. 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The figure on the left holds a trident-like staff wrapped with flowers and wears a crown and multicoloured bead necklaces. The figure on the right has long dark hair falling down its back, a crown of flowers and leaves, and a red and white draped cloth. Both have painted faces with red lips and colourful stripes on the cheeks. The setting is a stone temple ceiling and bracket with scaffolding visible on the right.Photograph of two painted deity murti, a male and female figure, decorated for alankaram on a stone plinth in a temple pavilion. The male figure holds a golden damaru-like drum and a staff, with a sprig of green leaves, and wears a dress of dried straw and green leaves over a belt. The female figure wears a red and gold patterned skirt with green leaf fringes, pink flower garlands, a golden crown, and holds a golden ceremonial implement. Both figures are dressed with greenery, marigolds, and colourful flower garlands. Their gilded base shows a brass ring. No people are visible.Photograph of two painted deity statues in a stone temple colonnade at night, dressed in green leaf garlands, dried straw skirts and flower crowns. The male figure on the left has four arms, holds a golden drum-like object and a trident-like staff, and wears a flower crown with a crescent-like ornament. The female figure on the right wears a crown of marigolds, a pink flower garland, and a red-and-gold patterned skirt over leaf fringe, holding a golden implement. Both have grey-white painted skin and red facial markings.Photograph of two grey-painted deity murti figures on a night-time outdoor alankaram, decorated almost entirely with green leaves, grasses and flowers. The figure on the left, shown with a conch-like object and a trident-like staff, wears a crown of orange and pink marigold-type flowers, a multicolour bead necklace and leaf garlands across the body. The figure on the right wears a similar flower crown, a red-and-maroon patterned skirt, long dark hair and leaf-covered arms. Both have striped rainbow face markings and a dry straw skirt is visible at the lower left. Stone archway and carved stone brackets frame the top. No physical people are visible.Two painted deity murtis stand together under a stone pavilion with carved pillars at night. Both figures have grey-white painted faces with red lips and wear floral crowns of pink and orange blossoms with green leaves. The figure on the left holds a trident-like staff and a small pot-shaped object, wears a rudraksha-style bead garland, and has a dry straw skirt. The figure on the right wears a red patterned garment bordered in gold, a green grass and leaf skirt, and holds a green leafy bundle. Both are decorated with fresh green leaves and grass, a typical alankaram adornment of deity forms. 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The right figure, also grey-blue with painted face and red flower garlands, has long dark hair, a golden crown with orange flowers, a red-and-maroon patterned skirt, and green leaf fringing. Thatched straw and palm-leaf skirting surrounds the figures beneath a stone temple canopy.A night photograph of two painted deity murtis, a male and a female figure, standing under a grey stone arch. Both have grey-blue skin, painted faces with coloured markings and gold crowns decorated with flowers and leaves. The male figure holds a trident and a small ornate object and wears layered beaded necklaces in red, orange and green. The female figure wears a red and gold garment with long green leaf fronds, a dark braid, and gold armlets. Both are dressed in foliage, green leaves, marigold-orange flowers and dried grass.Night photograph of a pair of large grey deity murtis standing side by side under a stone pavilion with carved pillars. The taller figure on the left has four arms, holds a trident and a ritual vessel, and wears a crown, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a grass skirt. The figure on the right has a red garland, a crown with flowers, a long dark braid and a striped red-and-green skirt. Both are decorated with green leaves, marigold and red flower garlands, and painted faces. In front, a small white-clad shivalinga-shaped form is adorned with white jasmine garlands and red flowers. No people are visible.