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June 15 2009

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A richly decorated deity murti seated in a golden throne-like setting, its face covered with an orange and red wrapped cloth turban. The image wears a green and gold patterned garment, a gold belt, and a silver horizontal tilak with a red dot. A golden hooded serpent canopy with five green-stoned crown ornaments rises behind the head, with an overlapping arrangement of garlands in red, pink, purple, white and yellow flowers draped across the shoulders and lap. A figure in orange silk and a white-clad leg are visible in the background, with a teal cloth draped beneath.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15 +1 copiesApril 24 20122012-04-24September 06 20102010-09-06 +1 copiesApril 09 20132013-04-09A decorated deity murti, a dark stone figure seated beneath a golden five-hooded naga canopy with green gem drops. Its head is wrapped in an orange silk cloth and it wears gold and jewelled ornaments, a gold ornamental belt and a large gold waist piece. Thick garlands of red roses and white jasmine with green leaves drape over both shoulders down to the base, and rudraksha beads hang at the bottom. Behind it are blue and teal silk backdrops and a gold-bordered textile. No people are visible.2011-06-09A decorated deity murti seated under a five-headed golden crown or hood with green gemstone pendants, draped in an orange-and-maroon shawl over white and gold cloth, wearing a jeweled waist belt with a red stone. White jasmine garlands and yellow and orange marigold and rose garlands surround the figure, with glittering decorations behind. No physical people are visible; the figure is a statue or murti, not a person.2008-12-26A dark stone Shiva lingam is dressed for worship in front of an ornate gold canopy with a cobra-hood style arch topped by five gold snake heads with green gemstone pendants. The lingam wears an orange and gold striped cloth, a green leafy garland, red rose garlands, yellow marigold garlands and purple flowers, a gold and diamond band, and a gold necklace. Gold repoussé panels frame the scene and a blue and gold embroidered cloth hangs at right. This is a deity murti, not a person, so no physical people are present.2010-08-28A close photograph of a Shiva lingam draped in an orange and maroon cloth, adorned with a crown-like gold and gemstone face arrangement and a golden serpent hood with five cobra heads, with a green leaf garland above. Yellow, pink, and purple flower garlands drape around it, with a gold ornamental base in front and an orange and gold silk backdrop. No people are visible.2010-12-16A deity murti or statue heavily decorated with garlands of white jasmine, yellow and red marigolds, purple flowers and green leaves, arranged in long swags that frame the figure. The murti wears an orange cloth wrap around its head, gold necklaces, a jewelled crown-like headpiece and a large gold ornament at the chest. Gold armlets and a jewelled navy cloth with silver embroidery sit at the base. The surrounding garlands are dense with floral colour, and gold and orange fabric draping appears at the edges. No living people are visible.2008-01-01August 13 20122012-08-13Close view of a deity murti dressed for worship, with a golden multi-hooded serpent canopy above its head: five gold snake hoods set with green stone pendants, and a shell-patterned gold backdrop. The murti wears an orange and black patterned turban, a diamond-studded band across the forehead with a red stone at its centre, and a white cloth with a gold border. White jasmine garlands and orange and red flowers hang over the shoulders, and a gold-embossed base sits below.2009-06-27