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December 26 2018

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Close-up photograph of a dark, weathered stone lingam-style murti in a shrine niche, its surface textured with carved patterns and dotted with red and pink kumkum or vermilion marks. Scattered white flower petals, a small green leaf and fine powder lie on the stone floor in front. No people are visible in the frame.2011-01-17A close photo of a dark carved stone deity murti set in a niche, its textured surface marked with red and pink kumkum or sindoor dabs. Scattered white flower petals, a small green leaf, and some yellow and white offering fragments lie on the grey stone floor in front. The figure appears to be an ornately carved face with a broad nose and eyes, though details are soft. No people are visible.2011-01-17A close photograph of a dark stone deity murti carved with a textured, rounded face and prominent eyes, its surface marked with red and ochre kumkum or vermilion smears. Small white flowers, scattered yellow petals and a green leaf lie on the grey stone floor before it. The murti is set in a niche against a plain grey wall, and no people are visible.2011-01-17A dark stone carving of a serpent coiled around a central form, its scaled body mottled yellow and black, with a hooded head rising at the top. Small yellow marigold-type flowers and a red powder mark are placed on the coils and crown of the stone. Carved ornamental motifs frame the arched stone niche behind it. A stone basin or vessel stands at the right edge, with scattered flower petals and offerings on the ground at the base. No people are visible in the scene. The stone carving has a watermarked archive overlay in the upper right area.2010-12-16December 24 20182018-12-24A weathered grey stone carving of two intertwined serpents rises inside a shallow rock niche, their scaled bodies coiled around each other with raised hoods at the top. Marigold petals and small white and pink flowers rest at the base and on the ledge, with a green leaf on the floor in front. The carving is a snake sculpture, a naga shrine image, with no people visible in the frame.2014-02-04December 16 20102010-12-16April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29January 07 20102010-01-07A small whitewashed niche shelters a weathered dark stone deity murti, a carved snake-hooded form with red kumkum marks and a yellow marigold garland on its crown. Heaped red and white flower garlands lie at its base, and a yellow marigold garland hangs along the left wall. A brass oil lamp stands at the lower right. No people are visible.2010-12-31February 23 20082008-02-23