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green blended with lime water; the background is generally painted in red colour. Apart from figures of gods and goddesses, in the presence of the devotees arranged in rows, the frescoes also depict the incarnations of Vishnu. The paintings are in striking compositions where the particular emphasis is on the period costumes and facial expressions.
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flank the entrance to the sanctum. The exterior columns of this hall are built over a decorated plinth; the decorations are in the form of blocks of carved images of horses and soldiers. The columns are slim and have features of colonnettes carved with
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is said to have lived when he installed the image of the Linga here. The ceiling in the sanctum above the deity has paintings of the builders of the temple, Virupanna and
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1050:Pallikondeswara Temple, Surutapalli
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251:and they are well preserved.
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565:North Side View of the temple
407:. Figurines of the goddesses
239:from the epic stories of the
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1452:Varahaswamy Temple, Tirumala
1427:Kodandarama Temple, Tirupati
1417:Govindaraja Temple, Tirupati
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1475:ISKCON Temple Visakhapatnam
1176:Venkateswara Temple, Tenali
969:Bugga Ramalingeswara Temple
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1622:16th-century Hindu temples
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1407:Srikalahasteeswara temple
1209:Pushpagiri Temple Complex
1030:Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple
898:Photo Essay of the Temple
831:Domestic Tourism in India
374:A painting in the ceiling
318:during the reign of King
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278:. The approach from the
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1566:Kotasattemma Temple
1237:Kanaka Durga Temple
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