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August 19 20162016-08-19August 19 20162016-08-19Close photo of a large black stone deity murti with multiple arms, standing against a white draped cloth and an ornate gold frame. A bare hand with a bangle and a yellow thread on the wrist touches the murti's forehead, where a red tilak mark is visible. The murti wears a tall conical crown, a carved torso necklace and a belt, and holds a diamond-shaped object and a raised hand. White speckles and yellow marks decorate the stone.APATH SANYASI - MALE on 9/11/20212021-09-11August 19 20162016-08-19APATH SANYASI - MALE on 9/11/20212021-09-11APATH SANYASI - MALE on 9/11/20212021-09-11Photo 11704694 +1 copiesA dark stone murti of a four-armed deity, identified by its iconography as Vishnu (holding a chakra in one hand), stands in a gold-carved temple frame before red velvet drapes. A priest in white dhoti pours water or abhishekam liquid from a golden vessel over the murti's head, with water running down its face and chest. The deity wears a tall crown, ornate armlets, a jeweled belt and a kumkum mark on the forehead. Abhishekam ritual in a temple setting.2021-09-11Close 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.2010-07-15Photo 11692667 +2 copiesMarch 28 20202020-03-28