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Golden processional or utsava murti images of Shiva and Parvati are seated in a gilded palanquin or ratha before a shining gold cloth backdrop. The left figure, with a green and red turban, holds a trident and wears orange cloth and red garlands; the right figure wears an ornate jeweled crown, gold necklaces and red flower garlands, holding a kalasha-like object and a lotus. Gold staffs and temple stone walls frame the scene. These are deity images, not living people, and no person is physically present.

Two gilded metal murti of a deity pair, seated before a bright yellow cloth backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch. The figure on the left wears an orange turban with a crescent moon and a jewelled ornament, holds a green parrot and a golden staff, and has red lips and large earrings. The figure on the right wears a tall jewelled crown with white beaded fringe, a red garment and a nose ring, and is draped in white jasmine garlands and red rose garlands. Both are heavily adorned with layered gold necklaces, bangles and green leaf garlands. No physical people are visible; these are statues, described as deity murti.

2012-05-13 +1 copies

December 28 2011

Close view of a pair of decorated metal deity murti in a temple shrine, adorned with yellow and magenta marigold garlands. The figure on the left wears a red turban with a crescent ornament, red robes, a multi-strand rudraksha mala and jeweled necklaces, and holds a raised hand with a green stone-accented object. Beside it, a figure with a jeweled crown and red sari-like garment wears layered gold and bead necklaces and large earrings. A trident-like ceremonial object appears at lower left and a red curtain backdrop frames the scene. These are statues, not living people.

Close view of two golden deity murti figures decorated for worship against a shimmering gold cloth backdrop. The figure on the left wears a green and orange turban and holds a golden staff with a small green finial, draped in red garland and orange cloth. The figure on the right wears an ornate jeweled crown with red and green stones, a nose ring, earrings, and a red flower garland over gold and jeweled necklaces, with a saree-like pale border. No physical people are visible; both are statue-like murtis.

Two gilded metal deity murtis stand side by side against a red draped backdrop framed by ornate gold. The figure on the left wears an orange turban and holds a trident and a damaru-like staff, with a raised palm gesture; it is adorned with layered white and gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala. The figure on the right wears a tall gold crown, large earrings and a garland of white flowers, and holds a green parrot on a stand. A silver vessel sits in the foreground. The setting resembles a temple shrine or altar with alankaram decoration.

August 13 2011

2011-08-13 +1 copies

Photograph of two metal deity murtis, a male and a female form, adorned for a procession or festival and set in a golden arched shrine. The male murti wears a jewelled orange-and-gold crown with a trident held in one hand, a rudraksha mala, and an orange garment. The female murti wears a sheer gold veil, a red-and-gold blouse, layered gold necklaces and a nose ring, and holds a small green parrot figure. Both are framed by garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers, with orange and gold silk drapery behind them.

Two gilded deity murtis seated side by side against a red draped backdrop and a golden arch, shown in a photograph. The figure on the left wears an orange-red turban and a trident rests against his shoulder, with heavy jeweled necklaces and a red garland. The figure on the right wears a tall ornate golden crown, a teal-green skirt-style garment, layered pearl and gold necklaces, and a red garland draped over the shoulder, holding a small ritual object. Oil lamps stand at the lower left and a carved stone pillar frames the right side.

Photograph of two ornately decorated metal deity murtis of a male and female divine couple, seated in a gold-curtained shrine niche with a carved stone arch. The male murti wears a green and red turban, a red and orange sash, a trident in one hand, and red and yellow flower garlands; the female murti wears a jewelled crown, a long gold necklace, red garland, and holds a golden staff. Festival decoration with glossy gilt surfaces and fresh marigold and green leaf garlands.

June 09 2013

Two gilded deity murti figures in a temple shrine with a red velvet backdrop. The figure on the left wears an orange turban with a jeweled ornament, a gold necklace set with red, green and white stones, and a large layered jeweled necklace. It holds a trident-like gold staff. The figure on the right wears a jeweled crown, a red-and-gold ornamented necklace, a nose ring and a blue patterned garment, with one hand raised. Yellow, red and purple flower garlands drape across the frame. These are statues, not living people, and no human candidate is visible.