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January 07 2006

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A painted diorama inside a temple corridor shows painted and sculpted figures in scenes from Hindu mythology. On the left, a white-skinned Shiva figure with long matted hair sits cross-legged beside a seated goddess in a green and pink sari with gold jewellery. On the right, a figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits beside a child in pink, while a woman in pink holds a sword before a striped shrine. Painted hills, a tree, temple spires and a red sun form the backdrop. Two Devanagari captions are visible, one reading Uma-Maheshwar Samvad and the other a darshan label. The figures are statues and paintings, so no physical people are present.2006-01-07March 16 20142014-03-16January 07 20062006-01-07December 29 20082008-12-29Two painted clay or sculpted murti figures seated side by side on a painted rocky backdrop, depicting a deity couple. The male figure, with a tall gold and silver crown, white dhoti, and a trident held in one hand, wears a white and gold garland and a rudraksha-style blue bead necklace. The female figure wears a green-topped crown, a maroon sari with gold border, and a white flower garland with blue and silver beads. Both have vertical tilak markings and red bindi dots. Green leaves frame the lower edge of the image. This is a statue depiction, not a living person.2009-07-17Two golden statues of a deity pair, seated side by side against a dark background. The figure on the left, a male form, wears a tall dark topknot wrapped with rudraksha beads, a white tilak and red bindi, a leopard-print garment, and long rudraksha mala necklaces. He holds a golden trident and a small drum-like object in raised hands. The female figure on the right wears a crown with a golden headpiece, a red and gold sari, layered white pearl necklaces, silver bangles and a cream lower garment, holding a golden lotus-like object. These are statues, not living people.December 29 20082008-12-29June 11 20142014-06-11June 29 20092009-06-29A stage performance photograph in which a seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits cross-legged on a raised pink-draped platform, eyes closed and smiling, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him two performers in costume stand on the platform: one in a leopard-print tunic with white trousers holds a tall gold-topped staff, and another in a maroon and green sari with a white floral garland and gold jewellery rests a hand on his shoulder. Yellow and pink flower petals are scattered on the red stage carpet, and a blue draped backdrop stands behind them.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A pair of gilded life-size statues, not living people, seated side by side at night beneath a stone portico. The male figure on the left wears a white and gold-bordered cloth wrapped over the head, a leopard-print shawl across the chest, a long dark braided hairstyle, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and holds a snake-entwined trident in one raised hand while the other hand is raised in blessing. The female figure on the right wears a pink and green silk sari, layered ornate silver and jewelled necklaces, a jewelled crown with an orange flower garland, and holds a lotus stem. Below them is a gilded serpent hood with green jewelled details. The statues are deity murti depictions.1999-01-01