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September 04 2013

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Two large bronze-coloured deity statues stand in a storage workshop surrounded by other sculptures. The left figure, a male deity, wears a tall ornate crown and a multi-strand necklace, holds a trident-like staff in one hand and a small object in another. The right figure, a female deity, wears a tall conical headdress and jewellery, holds a kalasha-style pot and a lotus-like item. Behind them lie disassembled statues and carved fragments on wooden platforms. No people are visible.2014-08-24A photograph inside a warehouse-like workshop showing large bronze deity statues. In the foreground a tall bronze figure with a crown, jewelled necklaces and a raised hand stands beside a bronze female figure wearing a tall tiered crown and ornate waist cloth. Behind them stand more bronze statues, including a figure holding a staff, and many other statues and sculpted pieces are stacked on the floor. Corrugated roof and a wire mesh wall are visible. No people are present in the scene.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24Three gold-toned bronze statues stand on a concrete floor in front of a grey cinder-block wall, with a blue bucket and debris nearby. The central figure is a standing deity murti with a tall ornate crown, multiple arms and a jewelled necklace, flanked by two female figures in tall tiered headdresses, necklaces and draped skirts, one holding a hand near her waist. Their metal surfaces are finely engraved. No living people are visible.2013-10-05Two gilded bronze deity statues stand in the foreground of a workshop filled with other metal sculptures. The left figure wears an ornate crown with a sunburst halo, a broad necklace and armlets, and holds a staff-like object with a finial in one hand and a small lotus-like item in another. The right figure, slightly behind, has a similar tall crown and sunburst, wears a patterned waist cloth and holds a pot-like vessel. Behind them stand seated and standing bronze figures, red-painted wooden bases, and stacked metal pedestals. The statues are sculptural depictions of deities, not living people.2014-08-24Bronze or copper-toned statues of Hindu deities crowded together in a dim workshop or storeroom. In the foreground, a tall standing deity murti wears a high crown and a broad ornamented necklace, holding a ceremonial staff in one hand, beside a second figure with a tiered crown. Behind them lie many other metal sculptures, limbs and pieces of murtis stacked on shelves and the floor. No living people are visible.2014-08-24A polished gold-toned metal statue of a seated deity pair on a lotus pedestal, placed on a dark granite surface. The seated male figure has a tall crown with a crescent moon, holds a drum-like object in one raised hand, and his other hand is in a blessing gesture. A standing female figure with an ornate crown and heavy jewellery stands beside him, her hand extended outward. The statue is a deity murti, not a living person. Behind it, a white ornamental shrine element is partly visible.2009-04-22A cluster of gilded bronze deity murti statues displayed against a plain white-washed wall. In the centre, a seated four-armed figure wears a tall crown and ornate jewellery, holding objects in raised hands. Around it stand several female and male murti with crowns, halos and ornate necklaces, some holding staffs and ritual implements. At lower right, a golden seated figure wears an orange cloth draped over its shoulder. A folded white cloth and red material sit at the lower left. No living people are visible.2013-06-28A photograph of a gilded metal murti of a seated divine couple on a rectangular pedestal under a corrugated roof in an outdoor courtyard. The figure on the left, with a tall crown, raises a hand holding a ritual object and wears layered ornate necklaces and a jewelled chest piece; the figure on the right, also crowned, leans against the first with an arm around its shoulder and its hand resting on the pedestal, wearing elaborate armlets and a dhoti. Both figures have polished gold surfaces reflecting light. Behind them are a plastered wall, bicycles and a small utensil. No living people are visible, and the statue is a deity murti, not a depiction of any person.Photograph of a pair of seated bronze deity murtis, a male figure with a tall crown and a female figure with a smaller crown and jewelled ornaments, placed under a white tarpaulin outdoors among dirt, bricks and trees. Behind them several workers and onlookers stand and sit in the background, some in white shirts and lungis. The figures are golden-brown metal with ornate necklaces, armbands and anklets. The male figure holds a ritual object in one raised hand, and a metal vessel and tools lie on the ground nearby.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Two small brass figurines of female deities stand side by side on lotus-shaped bases against a pale, water-stained wall on a concrete floor. The figure on the left is in a dynamic dance pose, one arm extended and one leg lifted, while the figure on the right stands upright with arms bent and hands near the waist. Both wear tall conical crowns, jewelled necklaces and ornamented belts. No people are visible.