A decorated festival idol of a deity pair. The figures wear gold crowns, gold jewellery and colourful garments, and a silver kalasha pot with mango leaves sits in the foreground. Blue satin draping forms the backdrop, flanked by red poles and painted fabric panels with floral and bird motifs. No people are visible in the frame. - Nithyanandapedia

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A decorated festival idol of a deity pair. The figures wear gold crowns, gold jewellery and colourful garments, and a silver kalasha pot with mango leaves sits in the foreground. Blue satin draping forms the backdrop, flanked by red poles and painted fabric panels with floral and bird motifs. No people are visible in the frame.

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Photo of a decorated deity murti set against a pale blue satin backdrop, framed by thick garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers and green leaves. Two figures are visible: the front one wears an orange turban and gold ornaments, and a second figure beside it has a crown and pink-magenta cloth. Colourful blue and red painted pillars with floral motifs flank the altar, and green leaves hang in the foreground. No physical people are present.

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A photograph of a decorated deity murti pair on a shrine, framed by tall red, teal, blue and yellow painted cloth pillars with floral motifs. The two figures wear gold crowns and ornate gold jewellery, one in orange and one in pink garments. They are heavily garlanded with yellow marigold and red flower garlands and green leaf garlands. Below sits a blue satin cloth draped over the platform, a metal vessel with green leaves in front, and an ornate decorated container at lower left. No people are visible in the scene.

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November 18 2010

2010-11-18 +2 copies

A decorated shrine with golden deity murti of a seated god and goddess, the male figure wearing a red and gold turban and a green-stoned necklace, the female figure wearing a gold crown and layered gold jewellery. In front stands a large silver-and-gold ornamented lingam-style form adorned with heavy gold garlands, gold necklaces and a tall crown-like headpiece. Multicoloured garlands of yellow, red, pink, white and green marigold and rose flowers arch around the figures. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, a silver tray and a red and gold cloth sit on the altar, with a flower-strung valance below. No people are visible.