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May 01 2013

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A golden deity murti is shown frontally against a pink and gold draped backdrop. It wears an ornate gold crown set with red and green stones, a gold face, layered gold and jewelled necklaces, and long rudraksha malas. Its raised hands hold a trident and a damaru-like drum, while the other hands are in mudras. Pink and red silk drapes frame the figure, with orange cloth visible at the edges. A statue, not a living person, so no physical people are present.2014-03-13October 14 20112011-10-14A metal deity murti. Its face is gold-toned with red lips and a bindi. It wears heavy gold and gemstone necklaces and a red and orange garment. Many-armed iconography holds a trident, a damaru-like drum, a conch-like object and other implements, framed by layered garlands of orange-yellow, white, red and green flowers. No people are visible; a blurred curtain of purple and white fabric sits at the upper right.2010-11-09 +2 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05A 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.2010-11-09January 04 20142014-01-04January 09 20122012-01-09 +1 copiesA metal deity murti stands in a shrine niche draped with gold-flecked orange silk. The figure wears an ornate jeweled crown with pink, green and red stones, a heavy silver-toned necklace with red and green gems, and a jeweled waist ornament. Garlands of yellow and magenta flowers hang over both shoulders, and a trident rests upright beside the figure. The scene is a close, frontal view of a temple deity decorated for worship.2012-10-22February 09 20122012-02-09Close-up of a gilded metal deity murti with a tall golden crown and a pale face with red lips and a red tilak. The murti wears layered jewelled necklaces with red, green and white stones, large drop earrings, and an orange silk garment with gold border. It is adorned with garlands of yellow-orange, red, green and white woven yarn flowers. Its raised right hand shows an abhaya gesture and the left hand rests open at the side. The background is a red wall and pale sky.2010-11-09Close photograph of a gold-faced deity murti richly decorated for alankaram, wearing an elaborate jewelled crown with a red and white jasmine garland, layered diamond-like necklaces and a dark green blouse under an orange silk skirt with gold border. One raised hand holds a golden ornamental staff with a green parrot figure on top, while the other hand, adorned with an ornate jewelled armlet, holds a white and yellow cloth. Green fabric is visible at the right edge. No living people are visible.December 05 20162016-12-05