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October 12 2007

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A photograph of a table draped with a white cloth displaying a row of painted clay or resin figurines of deities and saints, each standing on a grey base. Figures have halos or haloed crowns and wear saffron-yellow dhotis with garlands and gold necklaces; one has a dark beard and a green-blue body, another a pink body, a red-faced figure stands at centre, and a blue-faced figure with a raised hand is at right. Two small glass-fronted boxes and a green glass cover hold small golden deity icons in the foreground. Other painted figures are visible at the top edge. No people are present.2007-10-17October 12 20072007-10-12A row of brightly painted clay or wooden deity figurines displayed on orange and gold cloth-covered shelves in a temple-style setting. Figures wear gold crowns and jewellery, with pink, blue, yellow and green colouring, and some have garlands of red, green and white. In the background more painted figures and a small brass shrine piece are visible. No people are present; the figures are statues and this is a display of deity murti.2011-09-09October 12 20072007-10-12A display of small painted deity figurines arranged on white draped tiers, decorated with yellow marigold flowers. Front row shows several Ganesha murtis in varied colours: a red-backed one at left, a golden-haloed one with pink lotus seat, a pink-and-white central Ganesha with a small brass lamp, offering dish and flowers at its base, a golden-crowned multi-armed Ganesha, and a pink-robed seated Ganesha at right. Red carved stone Ganesha-like forms and yellow marigolds lie between figures. Behind, higher tiers hold more painted figurines including seated Lakshmi-type forms on pink lotuses, a seated Shiva-like figure and other devotional murtis. No people are visible.2007-10-12October 17 20072007-10-17A photograph of a shelf display of painted clay or plaster deity figurines on white cloth. The upper row includes multiple small colourful murtis: a Ganesha seated on a pink lotus, a Saraswati with a veena in pale orange, a blue-skinned deity in orange garments, and a Lakshmi-type figure seated on a lotus with gold ornaments. Figures wear gold-coloured crowns, garlands and ornate necklaces. The lower row shows standing figures in yellow, orange and green garments with halos and flower garlands, some holding weapons or objects. No people are visible; these are statues only, and the figurines are displayed as deity murti rather than as a ritual event.2007-10-17October 02 20112011-10-02October 02 20112011-10-02October 02 20112011-10-02A photograph of a row of painted clay deity figurines standing on draped cloth in a temple shrine setting. Five figures are visible, each with a gold halo, crown and ornate gold necklaces, and garlands of red, green and white beads. Their skin is painted in blue, violet, pink and grey tones, and they wear yellow, orange and green dhoti-style garments. A small brown figure sits at the lower left, and orange and teal cloth covers the surfaces beneath them. No people are visible.2011-10-02October 11 20132013-10-11