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2009 - Glimpses-From-Sacredarts-UniversityA weathered, tarnished metal statue of a standing female deity murti with a tall crown-like headdress, ornate jewelled necklaces, armlets and bangles, and a patterned wrapped lower garment. One hand is raised in a mudra near the chest while the other hangs at the side. The statue stands on a small oval base against a peach-coloured cloth background. No living people are visible.2013-09-04 +1 copiesMaking Of Sacred Arts University +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05September 21 20142014-09-21A bronze Nataraja statue of Shiva dancing within a circular flame arch, one leg raised and the other on a dwarf figure, with a flaming halo of many arms and a crown. The murti wears a white dhoti with yellow border, red and gold jewelled bodice and earrings. Behind it stand ornately painted pillars with red, blue and green floral and bird motifs, a red striped carpet underfoot, brass oil lamps on stands, a bronze lion and a golden figure at the right edge. Only deity murtis are visible; no physical people appear in the scene.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA workshop photograph of a plaster or clay sculpture in progress of Nataraja, the dancing Shiva form, standing on a prone dwarf figure (apasmara) within a circular flame arch. The figure has a raised arm holding a drum, the other arm extended with a snake, and the surface is pale grey and unpainted. Dusty floor, scattered debris and tools surround the sculpture. No people are visible.A large bronze statue of Nataraja, the dancing Shiva, stands in an open outdoor courtyard under tree shade. The figure is draped in orange-red cloth with a red turban, a flower garland, and a rudraksha-style bead bracelet, and is set within an ornate filigree arch of bronze leaves. Smaller bronze figures sit on the pedestal in front. A man in a white vest and dhoti stands behind a white car, and a seated worker in a pink head cloth and grey shirt works in the lower foreground near the base, with a faint purple logo at lower left.September 03 20132013-09-03 +2 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05January 28 20162016-01-28November 20 20162016-11-20