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November 29 20202020-11-29A black stone murti of a multi-armed goddess stands in a gold-framed shrine niche against a red draped backdrop. She wears a tall gold and jewelled crown, a heavily beaded gold necklace, and a red and gold saree, and she is mounted on a black lion-like vahana beneath her feet. Fragrant smoke rises from a fire in the foreground, and white and yellow flower garlands lie at the base of the shrine. No people are visible.2021-03-02November 23 20182018-11-23November 30 20182018-11-30A black stone deity murti seated within a silver arched frame, adorned with a white and red flower garland draped around its shoulders. The figure wears an elaborate silver crown, large jewelled earrings, layered gold and gemstone necklaces, and a red silk garment with a green and gold border. Multiple arms are visible, and the background is dark. No physical people are present.2010-01-01October 17 20102010-10-17October 14 20212021-10-14September 14 20182018-09-14A photograph of a deity murti of Devi Rajarajeshwari seated on an ornate gold throne-niche, adorned with a jeweled crown, gold necklaces, red and black silk sari, and long garlands of white, yellow and pink flowers. A palm-leaf stalk stands beside the murti, and small flowers are scattered at its base. On the left, a person in white traditional clothing holds a lit lamp toward the deity. Two brass oil lamps burn on either side at the bottom of the frame, and framed portraits hang on the right wall.2022-01-28April 02 20122012-04-02A priest kneels at lower left in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with flames before a black stone deity murti. The murti wears a blue sari-style cloth, a tall gold crown, layered gold necklaces, a white and pink garland, and a tall gold-framed shrine arch behind it draped in red cloth. Fruit, brass vessels and flowers sit on a black-tiled altar ledge at right, with a brass lamp stand beside the deity. A printed caption at lower right reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda Paramashivam, indicating the event photo rather than any identified person.2011-09-09A black stone murti of a multi-armed deity seated before a large circular dark stone halo, wearing a white jasmine garland with red ribbons, a yellow flower garland, a yellow beaded necklace, a red-orange dhoti-style cloth, and a thick rudraksha-bead chest adornment decorated with butterfly and disc motifs. The deity holds a trident and other weapons and vessels in its raised arms. A red grilled fence and bamboo stand behind, with a partly visible person in light clothing at the left edge.2014-09-10 +1 copies