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April 24 2013

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A grey stone statue of a seated figure with hands pressed together in anjali mudra at the chest, set against lush green palm fronds and foliage. The figure wears a broad ornate necklace, armbands, and a headband with rosette-like ornaments at the sides of the head. The statue is a carved deity murti shown in a garden setting, with no living people visible.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24A grey stone statue of a standing figure with a bald, smooth head and a stylised face, shown in a garden setting with green trees and foliage behind it. The figure wears layered necklaces, a wide bracelet on the upper arm, and a carved dhoti. Its right hand is raised in a mudra gesture while the left hand rests near the waist holding an object. The stone carving has a worn, weathered finish.2010-10-04April 24 20132013-04-24May 10 20122012-05-10Three grey stone statues stand on plinths in a garden at night, in front of an orange-red wall with a barred window and a domed structure with a copper finial behind. The central figure is a multi-armed deity murti with a tall conical crown, holding objects in several hands and standing beside a carved animal, possibly a bull-like mount. Two female figures with tall headdresses flank it, one holding an object at her waist and the other with hands raised. Bamboo and leafy trees surround the scene, and small white pebbles lie at the base.2011-10-30A standing grey stone statue of a bare-chested deity figure with a rounded head, hair in side braids, a carved sacred thread across the chest and a draped lower garment, one hand raised in abhaya-style blessing and the other holding an object near the waist. The statue stands on a stepped stone pedestal outdoors at night, surrounded by dark green foliage, palm fronds and bare earth. No physical people are present.2012-04-24A dark grey stone sculpture of a seated deity, carved with a tall conical crown, elaborate earrings, layered necklaces, armbands and a jewelled waistband. The figure raises its right hand in a blessing gesture (abhaya mudra) and rests its left hand on the raised knee, seated in a cross-legged pose on a tiered carved pedestal. Green leaves and blurred foliage sit behind it outdoors, with part of another statue visible at the left edge and a partly visible banner behind. The image is a photograph of a statue, with no physical people present.2011-02-28July 08 20092009-07-08A dark grey granite statue of a seated sage in a garden setting, with red hibiscus flowers and green shrubs in front of an orange-red wall. The figure sits cross-legged with its right hand raised in abhaya-style blessing and its left hand resting on its knee. It wears a tall tiered topknot, a vertical tilak on the forehead, a long chiselled beard and hair falling over the shoulders, a bead mala around the neck, and armbands. The statue is depicted, not a living person, and no portrait or caption identifies the figure.2010-09-02April 2008 - Making Of Kailaasa In TiruvannamalaiA grey stone statue of a seated deity mounted on a recumbent bull, set outdoors among palm fronds and green foliage. The figure wears a tall ornate crown, a broad necklace, armlets and bangles, and holds one hand raised in abhaya mudra while the other rests on the bull's back. The bull is carved with a pattern of small paisley-like marks. No living people are visible. Deity murti in stone, not a person; no a person candidate present.2010-10-05