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September 19 2011

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Two metal deity murtis seated side by side under an orange-gold draped canopy, decorated with yellow and green marigold garlands and red roses. The left murti holds a trident and wears a red turban with a jewelled crown, a rudraksha-style mala and a bead necklace. The right murti wears a jewelled crown, red garment and multiple necklaces. No physical people are visible; the figures are statues.2011-07-26April 04 20132013-04-04Photograph of a pair of golden-bronze metal murtis seated against an orange and gold brocade backdrop with gilded arch. The left figure is a male deity with a red turban, a trident held in one raised hand, and a rudraksha-style bead mala and garlands. The right figure is a female deity wearing a jewelled crown with a black fabric base, a maroon sari, layered gold and silver necklaces, and a flower garland. A small green parrot perches on her raised hand, and she holds a lotus-like staff. Both figures are decorated with white and red garlands and ornate jewellery. No physical people are visible.2013-03-17Golden processional or utsava murti images of Shiva and Parvati are seated in a gilded palanquin or ratha before a shining gold cloth backdrop. The left figure, with a green and red turban, holds a trident and wears orange cloth and red garlands; the right figure wears an ornate jeweled crown, gold necklaces and red flower garlands, holding a kalasha-like object and a lotus. Gold staffs and temple stone walls frame the scene. These are deity images, not living people, and no person is physically present.2011-12-28Golden metal murti of a deity couple seated side by side against a shimmering gold brocade backdrop within an ornate gilded arch. The figure on the left has a red and orange turban with a jeweled crown, a red mark on the forehead, large jeweled earrings, layered pearl and gem necklaces, and holds a trident. The figure on the right wears a black crown-like headdress with white flower garlands, a yellow-orange garment, and layered gold necklaces. Both are draped with red rose garlands and yellow flower strands, and a peacock-feather ornament sits atop the left headdress. Brass lamps with small flames stand in the foreground. Deity murti, no living people visible.2011-10-13September 30 20112011-09-30A photograph of two metal murti statues seated side by side before an orange and gold draped backdrop with a gilded arch. The left figure, a male deity form, has a red turban with a jewelled crown, a trident held in one hand, and a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments; the right figure wears a red sari, a jewelled crown and a red-and-white floral garland. Both are adorned with yellow and green marigold garlands and red roses. These are statues, not living people, and no a person candidate is physically present.2011-07-26June 14 20132013-06-14Two copper-coloured metal murti statues of deities stand before a golden curtain in a temple setting. The figure on the left wears an orange-red turban with a red-and-gold bindi, holds a trident and a damaru drum, and is draped in a beaded and embroidered garment with red rose garlands. The figure on the right wears an ornate crown with a jewelled band, heavy multi-coloured gemstone necklaces, large earrings and red rose garlands, and holds a lotus stem. Both statues are adorned with flower garlands and ornaments, set against gold brocade and carved stone walls.2013-06-13September 24 20112011-09-24Two large metal murti figures of a deity pair are seated side by side against a gold brocade curtain framed by an ornate gilded arch. The figure on the left wears an orange-red turban, a trident in one raised hand, a brown garment and layered beaded and jeweled necklaces. The figure on the right wears a tall jeweled gold crown, a blue garment with gold border, red flower garlands draped over the shoulder and arm, and a long jeweled necklace. Both are decorated with colorful gemstone ornaments.2013-06-15 +1 copiesClose view of a deity murti pair on an orange and gold draped backdrop. The left figure, a metal murti with a red turban and rudraksha malas, holds a trident and a silver hand gesture; the right figure wears a red sari, a jeweled crown and garlands of yellow marigolds and red roses. Both figures are adorned with rudraksha beads, gold necklaces and ornate earrings. No living people are visible; this is a shrine image, not a person.2011-07-26