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July 24 20052005-07-24A photograph of a black stone naga (cobra) sculpture with a multi-hooded hood and small red-orange dots on the hoods, coiled in tiers on a stone base. A small oil lamp with a flame sits in a cup-shaped depression on top of the coils. Rough tree bark frames the left and right sides, and the ground is bare earth. No people are visible.2013-06-17A dark grey stone sculpture of a seated deity with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, set against a red brick wall. The figure wears a tall conical crown and a dense necklace, with a multi-hooded cobra canopy rising behind the head. The coiled serpent base beneath the figure has scale-like carving. No people are visible; the image shows only the statue.2011-02-20A dark grey carved stone statue of a deity in a praying pose stands before a red brick wall on a sandy ground. The figure has palms pressed together at the chest, wears a tall pointed crown, earrings, a layered necklace, armbands and bangles, and a decorated waist cloth. Behind the head rises a five-hooded cobra canopy, and the figure is seated on coiled serpent bodies, with a serpent tail curling down the base. It is a deity murti depicted as a stone sculpture, not a person.2011-02-20A carved dark grey stone statue of a deity with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, standing before a five-hooded cobra (naga) canopy. The figure wears a tall crown, a beaded collar necklace, bracelets and armlets with ornate belt detailing.2011-02-20A dark grey stone statue of a female serpent deity stands on a pale grey plinth against a red brick wall. The figure has hands pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height, a tall conical crown, and a multi-hooded cobra canopy rising behind the head. Its lower body is coiled in tiered serpent coils carved with scale patterns, with the tail trailing down the base. No people are visible; the statue is a naga deity murti.2011-02-20July 22 20132013-07-22October 24 20112011-10-24A dark stone naga (serpent) sculpture with a multi-hooded cobra canopy stands on a coiled base, decorated with small red-and-white dots along its hoods. A small oil lamp with a lit flame sits in a shallow dish at the centre of the coils, set between weathered tree trunks on bare earth. No people are visible; the scene is a shrine-style snake deity with a lamp offering, a naga murti rather than any person.2013-06-17A dark, dimly lit photograph of a stone or metal deity murti standing against a large carved backdrop with a sculpted stepped base. The murti wears a white and red cloth wrap and a garland of white flowers with pink blossoms draped over its shoulders and body. Its face is largely shadowed. Nearby, a small stylised purple bird-like emblem appears in the upper right corner of the image. The foreground is a dark rectangular stone plinth.2005-07-24A dark grey stone statue of a female figure with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, standing on a coiled serpent body with scale patterns. A multi-hooded cobra canopy with carved scales rises behind her head, and she wears a tall ornate crown, a layered necklace and armlets. The statue stands on a grey stone plinth in front of a red brick wall.2011-02-20May 17 20132013-05-17