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Close-up photograph of a red-painted deity murti face framed by white jasmine garlands, yellow marigold garlands and strings of green and yellow lime-like beads. The face has bold black eyebrows, large black eyes, a red forehead tilak and a red floral crown band with a large red rosette. Orange marigold garlands surround the frame. No people are visible; the sculpture is the sole subject.

August 09 2010

Two framed photographs of deity murti faces hang side by side on a wooden shelf. The left frame shows a red-faced deity with bulging eyes, a white tilak, a nose ring and fangs, crowned by a large mass of yellow and green flowers and wearing a yellow garland. The right frame shows a red-faced deity wearing a white and orange striped crown, draped in dense green leaves and red and purple flowers with a white and orange garland. Printed copyright and source text appear over the lower right of the image, which is not transcribed. No people are visible.

A photograph of a deity murti in a temple shrine, decorated with dense garlands of orange and yellow marigolds, white jasmine strands and pink and red flowers. The large red face with bulging eyes, fangs and a crown-like headdress is set against a royal blue cloth backdrop with a golden arched frame. Green bead necklaces and small purple-wrapped vessels adorn the figure. In front, a red carved lion-like pedestal holds a small offering dish, and a framed picture of a red-faced deity sits at lower right. Hands holding metal vessels appear at the left edge. No people are clearly visible except partial hands.

A deity murti of a figure with a bright orange face, large white eyes and a red tilak, draped in white and red marigold-style flower garlands and red-and-gold fabric with a golden crown-like headpiece. Red rose petals and marigolds cover the base. Two brass oil lamps with lit flames sit at the lower left and right, and a red cloth-wrapped offering lies in the foreground.

2014-03-14 +1 copies

March 04 2019

A deity murti is covered in dense floral decoration for a festival night. Layered garlands in red, orange, yellow, white, pink and deep purple form a large shield-like pattern across the body, with a flower-wrapped head crown and gold ornaments at the shoulders. Long garland strands in red, yellow and white hang on the stone pillars behind. Brass vessels sit at the base of the image, and an orange cloth hangs at the left.

August 09 2010

Close view of a metal deity murti, a polished golden-bronze face with painted eyes and red lips, dressed in dense garlands of white, yellow, orange, pink, magenta and purple flowers. A white flower crown with jeweled bands and a blue headpiece with a teardrop red gem sits atop the head, with pink and red flowers tucked near the face and an orange cloth beneath. A small ceremonial item sits at lower right. No people are visible.

2013-11-17 +1 copies

A photograph of a large deity murti heavily decorated with layered garlands of marigolds and roses in yellow, red, orange and white, arranged in a dense fan-shaped pattern over the figure's body and arms. Strands of flowers hang from pillars on either side, and a brass oil lamp sits at the lower left in front of the deity. No people are visible in the frame; the scene is lit at night in a stone temple setting.

A temple priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-green border stands at left, extending a brass aarti plate toward a red-faced deity murti decorated with garlands of orange and yellow marigolds and white flowers, with a blue backdrop behind it. Two devotees at right in saffron and peach robes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one with a shaved head and one with short dark hair. Brass lamp-lined frames line the doorway, and a small framed image sits at the base of the shrine. The scene is an aarti ritual at a shrine.

A photograph of a deity murti, a smooth orange-painted stone form with painted eyes and a red tilak mark, dressed in a red and gold cloth with a gold crown-like headpiece. The murti is heavily garlanded with white flower strands and scattered red rose petals, with marigold-yellow flowers below. Two brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on either side, and a red-and-white patterned cloth and a coconut sit at the base. Ornamental gold brocade hangings frame the scene. No people are visible.