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A black stone deity murti with four arms stands in an outdoor shrine surrounded by green leafy trees. The figure has a red tilak and a red and yellow flower decoration on the crown, with a carved halo behind the head. Its hands hold a drum-like object, a trident-like implement and a flame-shaped item, while another hand is raised in a mudra. A silver-framed doorway edge and an oil lamp with a flame are visible at the left, and a hand holds the lamp's stand. No physical people are clearly identifiable apart from a partially visible hand.2016-08-18A dark stone statue of Dakshinamurthi, a four-armed seated deity murti, is shown outdoors against dense green leaves within a carved silver-toned arch. The figure wears a crown-like headdress, necklaces and armlets. One hand holds a flame-shaped object, another holds a rope or staff, and another is raised in a gesture while the lower hand rests on the lap. At the left edge, a partially visible person in a white shirt stands beside the statue. The image appears to be an archive photo of a temple statue setting.2010-07-15March 28 20202020-03-28A dark bronze-black stone statue of a four-armed deity murti sits amid dense green leaves and branches outdoors. The figure wears a patterned crown-like headdress, ornate necklaces and armlets, and a sacred thread across the chest. Its upper right hand holds a flame-shaped object, its upper left hand holds a coiled serpent, and its lower hands rest in a mudra gesture. Silver-toned ornamental framing appears at the left and right edges.2010-07-15December 27 20182018-12-27September 24 20112011-09-24 +1 copiesA glossy black stone murti of a multi-armed deity stands outdoors among green leaves, with a red bindi on its forehead. The figure wears a layered necklace and an ornate headdress, holding a drum or cylindrical object in one upper hand and a lotus-like object in another, with lower hands in gesture poses. Sunlight filters through the foliage behind it. The statue is a stone sculpture, not a living person.2009-12-16Close view of a dark stone deity murti with a red hibiscus flower placed atop its head, a small red-and-yellow tilak mark on the forehead, and water streaming down its chest and arms during abhishekam. The murti wears ornate carved armlets, bangles and a broad necklace, and holds a hand raised in blessing with a ritual implement in the other. Green leaves and tree branches fill the background.2009-12-16September 24 20112011-09-24A close view of a dark black stone statue of Dakshinamurthi, the four-armed deity murti of Shiva as teacher, seen from the chest up against green leaves and hanging aerial roots of a tree. The figure wears a red kumkum dot on the forehead, a broad ornate necklace and armlets, and a headdress with carved detail. One upper hand holds a serpent-entwined object and another holds a flame; the lower hands are in mudra gestures. Water droplets dot the polished stone. No physical people are visible.2010-07-15September 24 20112011-09-24Close photograph of a dark polished stone murti of Dakshinamurthi seated in a meditative pose beneath a banyan-tree setting. The figure wears an elaborate headdress with a small bindi-like red mark on the forehead, large ornamental earrings, and a beaded sacred thread across the chest. One hand holds a small drum, the other rests on the knee, and a yellow flower sits in the hair. Behind the statue is an ornate silver arch and green foliage. No physical people are visible.2010-07-15