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July 30 2011

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July 30 20112011-07-30July 29 20112011-07-29A performer in a folk-style costume and painted mask stands in a red-brick courtyard. The face is painted black with red markings and a red tongue, and the head is covered by a gold and red headpiece. The body wears a red and gold embroidered garment with gold tinsel fringes, a green collar, and a striped scarf, with arms extended outward in a dance pose. Other costumed figures with red and gold outfits appear partially at the edges. No one is identifiable as the a person candidate from appearance.2011-07-30September 30 20112011-09-30A photograph of a deity murti in a temple shrine, dressed in a red and gold sari draped with a sheer red-and-gold veil, wearing a pink flower garland and ornate jewellery. In the foreground, a hand holds a bronze vessel. Behind the murti stands a gilded throne-like backdrop with ornamental metalwork and a dark canopy with hanging fringe. No physical people are clearly visible apart from the partially visible hand.2024-06-20October 12 20132013-10-12May 08 20122012-05-08 +2 copiesA photograph of a large Kali murti standing against a pale blue brick wall. The deity has white skin, a red tongue, long dark wavy hair, and multiple arms, with red hands raised and holding objects. She wears an elaborate gold and red crown, a gold ornate torso piece with a decorative central design, and a saffron-gold garment. A row of small severed-head motifs hangs from her waist area. No physical people are visible in the frame.2006-10-19Close, dimly lit night photograph of a large colourful deity murti on a procession float, with multiple arms raised holding implements and garlanded with jewelled gold ornaments and a crown; a long white feathery plume or hair cascades beside it. Blurred tinsel and decorations surround the figure, and a lit incense stick or lamp appears among the hands. No physical people are visible, only the statue. A small blue-and-white logo sits in the upper left corner.2016-12-09Close-up photograph of a large painted clay murti of the goddess Durga, with long black hair, many arms holding weapons including a sword and trident, and an ornate gold and multicoloured embroidered garment and crown. A blue painted backdrop with figures and a gold-embroidered arch frames the deity. Green-faced demon figure partly visible at lower right. No people are visible in the frame.2021-10-10A close photograph of a decorated deity murti. The murti wears a red and pink flower garland, a gold crown and a gold necklace. A human hand in the lower left, with its sleeve visible, reaches toward the figure. Behind the murti, a gold ornamental backdrop and a colourful fringed canopy are visible.2024-06-20July 30 20112011-07-30 +2 copies