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November 10 2006

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Photograph of an ornate metal artefact on a round dark wooden base inside a palace interior. A pierced, arched openwork backplate carved with small figures and foliage frames a standing elephant figure with a raised trunk. Beside it stands a dark green stone statue of a robed standing figure against a wooden door and window. No people are visible.2006-11-10A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands at the left in a saffron-orange garment with white marks on his arms and a gold necklace, his palms pressed together in namaste with a broad smile. Beside him stands a large black metal deity murti of a four-armed figure wearing a tall crown and ornate jewelry, holding a discus and another ceremonial object. Red velvet drapery and gold-framed archway frame the scene. A partly visible second person is at the lower left edge.2007-11-09April 29 20182018-04-29A dark, close-up photograph of an ornate bronze or brass pedestal on a chequered tiled floor in a palace interior. The base is a carved openwork stand with two stylised birds or peacocks with raised wings and tails flanking a lotus-like central stem, topped by a bulbous, finely patterned knob and a flared upper collar. No people are visible. Palace art and ornamental metalwork are the subject, shown in muted greens and browns against dark surroundings.2006-11-10A photograph inside an ornate palace room. On the left, a wooden cabinet holds a dark ceramic guardian lion figure, a red and blue patterned vase and a pale decorative creature figurine. Beside them stands a tall gilded mirror frame with a carved crest. On the right, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha beads on his chest and stands near a doorway where other people move in the background. A woman in a green sari is partly visible at the far right edge. The walls have red and white painted borders.2006-11-10December 31 20152015-12-31A photograph of a multi-armed deity murti lying on a cream cloth on a wooden table against a grey concrete block wall. The bronze-coloured figure has many arms holding a trident-like staff and other implements, with a crown-like headdress, a broad ornamental belt and jewelled armbands. Terracotta bricks sit beside it, and a blue pot is at upper right. The figure appears to be a statue being handled or prepared, with no people visible.2013-10-05March 27 20062006-03-27Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityEvening puja at an outdoor shrine. A man in saffron-orange robes with a leopard-print shawl, red and yellow flower garlands, rudraksha beads and a white-and-red forehead marking holds a lit oil lamp flame toward a large dark stone deity murti with a trident, a seated bull and a circular halo carved behind it. The murti wears a white and red sari-style drape, bead necklaces and red-yellow garlands. A small oil lamp burns on the floor and a brick wall is behind.2013-03-02A woman stands on a stage beside silver trident staffs, smiling with one hand on her hip and the other holding a tall silver trident. She wears a long dark tiered garland of gold and beads, a leopard-print vest and a red-and-leopard wrap, with gold bangles on her arm and a red bindi on her forehead. Behind her hangs a painted green forest backdrop and a row of upright silver spears. To the left sits a seated deity murti draped in gold and bead necklaces on a red cloth, with lit oil lamps and a floral arrangement at its base.2014-12-30February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copies