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March 17 2018

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A painted statue of a four-armed deity stands within a shrine niche against a blue sky backdrop with green hills. The figure wears a tall ornate crown with jewels, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, a pink-and-maroon shawl over the shoulders, and a yellow dhoti with a jewelled waist band. Its upper hands hold a spear-like staff and a ceremonial object, while lower hands rest near a blue rock-like base. This appears to be a deity murti, with no living people present.2018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17A painted stone or plaster murti of a four-armed deity stands in a blue arched niche framed by teal and pink scrollwork at a temple entrance. The figure wears a tall jewelled crown, earrings, a layered necklace with turquoise and red stones, a rudraksha-style mala, pink upper cloth and a yellow lower garment with a jewelled waistband. He holds a spear-like lance and a ceremonial staff. Smaller painted attendant figures with moustaches and blue faces appear at the lower edges.2018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesA white painted stone statue of a deity stands in a blue niche atop a temple gateway, holding a tall staff in its right hand and wearing a crown. Yellow and red flower garlands drape over its shoulders and torso, and a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala hangs at its chest. A short wooden beam crosses the foreground. The statue is a murti and not a living person.2006-11-05March 17 20182018-03-17January 20 20172017-01-20May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a life-size decorated figure of a deity standing before a painted backdrop of stylised purple and grey flowers and foliage with green leaves in the foreground. The figure wears a tall green and silver crown with a sunburst halo, a white vibhuti line and red bindi on the forehead, and jewelled gold and silver necklaces with green and purple stones. A white jasmine garland hangs from the shoulders, and it holds a gold vel-shaped spear with a magenta gem. The figure wears green and gold striped dhoti-style lower garments with silver anklets. The figure appears to be a murugan-style murti, a deity form made of painted material rather than a living person.2009-07-17January 17 20182018-01-17January 17 20182018-01-17 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20172017-01-13