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A photograph of a traditional Tamil kattumurthy, a bamboo frame wrapped in red cloth with a gold-toned metal deity figure at its top, bearing a tall conical crown and holding a raised hand and a staff-like object. Bamboo poles are lashed with twine around the figure. A man in a white shirt and a bare arm, wearing a dark bracelet, steadies the red-draped frame with his hands at the shoulder and waist. Red cloth with gold-striped borders covers the lower body. Another person in a striped shirt stands at the left edge, partly visible.

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A photograph of a bronze-coloured deity figurine with a tall conical crown, one hand raised in blessing, tied with red cloth and held against a bamboo frame lashed with twine. A sannyasi's white-sleeved arm and hand adjust the figure at right, while another hand reaches in from the left. The frame is set in a plain room with pale green walls and a doorway at left. The scene shows an arrangement of a kattumurthy, a traditional bamboo-and-cloth carrying figure, prepared for a training session.2007-05-09A photograph of a bronze deity murti with a tall conical crown and raised hands, bound to a frame of green bamboo poles with rope. The figure is wrapped in red cloth, and a gold-coloured sleeve and arms are visible. At the right edge, a partially visible person in white clothing holds a bamboo pole with one hand, and a rudraksha mala is visible at the top edge. The setting is an interior doorway with a dark background.2007-05-09A kattumurthy, a bamboo-framed effigy figure dressed in red fabric with gold-trimmed sleeves and skirt, is being tied to a crossed bamboo frame. Its gilded head wears a tall crown and its gold-painted hands are raised in gesture. Behind it, a person in white clothing with an orange sash and a rudraksha mala stands near the frame, and a bare-armed person in white is at the right edge. Bundled red cloth and bamboo poles lie at left in a plain room.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of a bamboo framework wrapped in rope and draped with red cloth bearing gold zari borders, forming a figure of a deity with a gilded metal head crowned by a tall finial and gilded metal hands raised in mudras, one holding a staff-like implement. A figure in white with orange cloth stands at the left edge, partially visible from the waist down. The setting is a plain whitewashed wall with a concrete floor and loose rope coiled at the lower left. The scene suggests a traditional craft or ritual preparation of a kattumurthy-style figure, with bamboo poles leaning against the wall behind. Watermarked archive photo.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of a Kattumurthy, a bamboo-framed effigy of a deity wrapped in red cloth with gold-coloured arms and a gold crown-like head, held together by rope bindings to bamboo poles. The figure raises two gold hands in gesture. At the upper right, a standing person in white clothing wears a rudraksha mala and an orange sash, visible only partially. The setting is a plain room with pale walls and a doorway, with other red cloth bundles at the lower left.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A red-clothed kattumurthy figure, a bamboo-framed effigy wrapped in red cloth with golden hands and a gold-coloured head ornament, is being tied together with rope on a bamboo frame. A person in a white dhoti and gold bangles holds the figure's arm, while a man in saffron/orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at the left edge. Another person in white clothing is partially visible behind the frame, and an electric fan sits at the lower right. The scene shows sannyasis learning the traditional tying of the kattumurthy.2007-05-09