A metal deity murti. It wears a gold crown, a red silk garment, layered jewelled necklaces and earrings, and holds a trident and other ritual implements in its multiple hands. Warm light falls on the figure against a dark background with a partly visible festival structure at the edges. - Nithyanandapedia

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A metal deity murti. It wears a gold crown, a red silk garment, layered jewelled necklaces and earrings, and holds a trident and other ritual implements in its multiple hands. Warm light falls on the figure against a dark background with a partly visible festival structure at the edges.

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A gilded metal deity murti, multi-armed and adorned with a tall gold crown, silver face and layered silver jewellery, stands against a blurred warm background. Its many hands hold a trident, a bell, a conch-like object and other implements, and it wears a red and orange sari with heavy garlands of orange marigolds, white flowers and green and red blossoms. Hanging vibhuti-style garlands frame the figure. Behind it hang colourful cloth banners in purple, green, orange and white. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a metal murti of a multi-armed deity. It wears a tall gilded crown, a silver face with a jewelled necklace and earrings, and a red-and-gold garment. Its many hands hold a trident, a damaru-like drum, a bell, a sword and other implements, with an open palm extended forward. The background is a warm brown wall with a blurred hanging banner of stripes in orange, white and green. No physical people are visible.

A golden metal deity murti of a multi-armed goddess dominates the frame, wearing a tall gold crown, a silver-toned face with a red bindi, layered gold and jeweled necklaces and large earrings. Many of her hands hold ritual weapons and objects, including a trident, a bell and a damaru-like drum, while garlands of orange marigold and red, green and white flowers drape her shoulders and arms. The background is warm red-brown with a blurred shelf of colourful cloth. No physical people are visible, and the image is a photograph of the murti rather than a depiction of a person.

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A close photograph of a gilded metal deity murti decorated for a festival. The figure wears a tall jewelled crown, a red-pink garment, a heavy diamond-like necklace and a long dark hair braid. Its hands hold a trident and a curved staff. It is framed by thick garlands of yellow, maroon, green and pink flowers and by gold-bordered orange and red silk cloths. No people are visible.

A metal murti of a multi-armed deity stands on a silver pedestal, adorned with a gold crown, jewelled necklaces and belt, and an orange silk garment. Many arms hold weapons and objects including a trident and a sword, and the figure is draped in bands of red, green, white and yellow flower garlands. Behind the murti is an orange wall and a partial banner. At the lower left edge, a partly visible person stands near the statue; a gold plate is visible at the lower right.

A metal deity murti stands on a silver pedestal, with a tall gold crown on its head and many arms holding weapons and implements including a trident and a spear. It wears an orange silk garment with gold border, heavy jewelled necklaces and bangles, and is draped with a garland of yellow marigolds, red, white and green flowers. Behind it a red wall shows a partial sign with large letters. No people are visible in the scene.

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