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April 23 2012

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A photograph of a Shiva lingam set on a gold-brocaded cloth beside a carved stone wall. The lingam is draped with a red cloth edged in gold trim and wrapped with a white flower garland, with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant hanging around it. A small orange flower and green leaves rest at its base, and a gilded ornamental pillar with a white flower garland sits at the right edge. No people are visible.2012-04-23May 13 20132013-05-13 +2 copiesJune 25 20152015-06-25June 08 20142014-06-08Close photograph of a decorated deity murti, a coconut-shaped form wrapped in a rust-red cloth and crowned with a jewelled ornament with red and green stones. The figure wears a broad gold-and-stone armour-like covering set with red gems and many rudraksha malas. White jasmine garlands frame the image beneath a carved gold canopy, with green leaves at the base. A small gold attendant figure with hands in añjali stands at the right, and a blue-and-gold headdress is visible. No living people are visible.2021-05-27July 05 20152015-07-05Close-up of a ceremonial kalasha-like object or deity murti wrapped in a gold silk cloth with a large garland of white jasmine flowers. Rudraksha mala beads hang across it, a jewelled gold necklace with red and green accents sits at the centre, and a red flower bundle is tied at the front. Gold-brown stone wall blurred in background. No people visible.2012-04-30June 14 20152015-06-14November 11 20112011-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a deity murti decorated for worship: a copper-toned shivalinga-style form draped in a purple and gold brocade cloth, wearing a thick garland of white jasmine-like flowers with orange blossoms and green leaves, plus a red beaded necklace and a jewelled gold-and-white ornamental pendant. The murti sits on a white and gold patterned stone base with green and red inlay work, in a dimly lit shrine setting.2024-03-09A brass kalasha pot, dressed as a deity murti, sits on a gold brass pedestal wrapped in a hot pink silk cloth. It wears layered gold and white stone necklaces, strands of rudraksha beads and pale blue pearls, and a red rose tops it with another rose hanging at its base. A gold and red brocade cloth lies beneath, and carved stone and a gilded pillar appear behind. No people are visible.2012-04-22June 06 20152015-06-06