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Close photo of a brass puja arrangement on a woven mat. Centre: a small brass deity murti of Shiva seated with a trident beside him, with a brass Nataraja figure in a ring of flames behind. A brass plate holds red flower petals and offerings, a lit oil lamp burns in front, and a brass kalasha-style vessel and a rudraksha mala lie nearby. No people are visible.

A bronze-toned statue group of the family deity Shiva, Parvati and the child Ganesha seated on a rocky base on a wooden table. Shiva on the left holds a trident in one hand and makes a blessing gesture with the other, wearing a crown and layered necklaces. Ganesha sits in the centre with an elephant head and a small bowl of sweets. Parvati on the right wears a crown and a draped garment. A rudraksha mala drapes across the group, with a small shivalingam, a bull figure, and pink flowers at the base.

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A close photograph of a dark bronze or metal sculpture of a deity family group seated together. On the left, a four-armed deity holds a trident and raises a hand, with a serpent coiled on the arm and a bracelet at the wrist. In the centre sits Ganesha with an elephant head, a crown, a potbelly and a bead garland, his hand resting on a modaka sweet. On the right a female deity with a crown and ornate jewellery sits beside him. A rudraksha-type orange bead garland drapes across the figures. The background is a plain pale wall and a wooden surface. No living people are visible.

A metal statue of the family group Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha, cast in dark silvery bronze and set on a silver tray on a wooden surface. Shiva on the left holds a trident in one raised hand and a snake in the other, wears a crescent and layered beaded necklaces. Parvati on the right wears an ornate crown and a patterned sari. Ganesha sits seated in the centre with an elephant head. A strand of rudraksha beads drapes across the group, and a small shivalinga with a red cloth sits at the front left beside pink flower petals. No people are visible.

A close photograph of a bronze-toned metal statue of a deity family group. The central deity figure, shown with a crescent moon and matted hair, holds a trident (trishul) raised in one hand and has a raised palm forward. A seated elephant-headed figure is in the centre, and a female deity with an ornate crown stands at right, both adorned with necklaces and an orange-red garland. A vertical stripe of tilak marks the foreheads. The background is a plain wall and dark wooden surface. No living people are visible.

January 19 2013

Close photo of a brass puja tray holding a small brass Nataraja figure within a flame-ringed arch, decorated with rudraksha beads and a green leaf. A small brass deity figure sits in front, and red rose petals are scattered across the tray. A hand in a cream embroidered sleeve reaches in to make an offering or adjustment, indicating a puja or padapuja setting.

A close photograph of a silver-toned metal statue group of deities, with a tall figure in a crown and a seated elephant-headed figure in the centre, and a second figure in an ornate patterned garment on the right. A strand of orange-red rudraksha beads drapes diagonally across the statues. The background is a plain wall with a dark wooden edge. No people are visible; the subjects are statues, depicting deity murti.

Close view of a brass ritual tray and a Nataraja-style bronze murti in an arched prabhavali frame, dressed with white and dark bead malas, a pink bead strand, and orange and cream silk cloth. Scattered red rose petals and white petals lie around small brass figurines on a shallow brass plate filled with water. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a striped cloth in the background. No people are visible.

Close photo of a ritual setup on a patterned mat over a tiled floor. In the foreground a brass plate holds a small gold-toned deity figure of a seated form with raised hand and a crown-like headdress, beside a clear crystal lingam on a gold base with a leaf-shaped piece. A brass bowl and a second tray with flowers and colourful offerings sit nearby, and a partially visible person's arm reaches in from the upper right. A pink and purple cloth lies at the top left. No people's faces are visible.