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December 24 20132013-12-24A large lifelike statue or effigy, gold-painted face with a red bindi and white forehead marks, seated before a backdrop of garlands. It wears a tall beaded crown with red and white beads and a gem medallion, layered rudraksha malas, heavy gold and jewelled necklaces, a leopard-print shawl over white and gold garments, and armbands. It holds a silver kamandalu-like vessel in one hand while a silver trident-like staff rises behind the shoulder. Surrounding it are dense red roses, yellow marigolds, white jasmine garlands and purple flowers, with gold carved relief behind. The figure is a statue, not a living person, and no physical people are visible.2013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24December 25 20132013-12-25A life-sized statue, not a living person, seated on a golden throne framed by garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses, white jasmine and purple flowers. The figure wears a tall red-and-white beaded crown with a gold finial, multiple rudraksha malas, heavy gold and jewelled necklaces, and a leopard-print shawl over a white garment with red velvet armbands. Silver hands rest at the sides, one holding a silver bowl. A red bindi marks the forehead.2013-12-24A golden-complexioned statue of a deity, not a living person, is dressed and decorated for worship. It wears a tall white and red layered crown, a red bindi and an ornate gold and gem-set necklace layered with rudraksha malas. A leopard-print shawl drapes over the shoulders, and it holds a silver ritual rod (damaru-like) in one hand. Behind it stand heaped garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds, white jasmine and purple flowers, with a trident-like staff at the upper right. The statue is a deity murti in a flower-decorated shrine setting.2013-12-24A golden metal murti of a seated figure, shown as a statue rather than a living person, wearing a tall ornate golden crown set with pink and red stones. The figure holds a golden trident in one hand and has a jewelled necklace with large red stones over an orange-gold garment. Garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds and white flowers drape over the shoulders and arms. Behind it stand an ornate gilded arch and a blue backdrop with white and orange floral garlands.2022-07-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a life-sized deity murti of Paramahamsa Nithyananda seated on a golden throne framed by a large arch of garlands in red, white, yellow and purple flowers. The figure wears a tall ornate crown with red and white beadwork, a leopard-print shawl over white and gold dhoti, layered gold and bead necklaces, and rudraksha-style beads, with hands raised holding a silver bowl and an offering. A pink satin cushion sits below, with flower and leaf offerings at the base. The figure is a statue, not a physical person.2013-12-24A golden-faced utsava murti, a processional metal-style image, is framed by a dense arc of flowers in red, yellow, purple and white. The figure wears a brown and gold turban with a jewelled crown ornament and a bejewelled pendant. Its bare chest is covered in ornate gold and jewelled adornments, with a red bindi on the forehead and long dark hair. The image is a deity-style murti rather than a living person, so no physical people are shown.2013-12-18December 16 20162016-12-16December 26 20152015-12-26Photo 11743907 +1 copies