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December 22 2010

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A dark stone statue of a seated sage, wearing a red turban with a yellow flower and a red shawl over the body, is heavily adorned with garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and purple flowers. The statue holds ritual implements in its raised hands and sits outdoors against a blurred green tree background, with a silver-toned arch framing the edges. This is a statue or deity murti, not a living person.

December 22 2010

A black stone murti of a deity seated in front of a silver-framed arched niche with carved floral and bird motifs and a brown cloth backdrop. The figure wears a red headcloth with a tilak, a red garment, layered rudraksha malas, a pendant, and gold coin-like ornaments on a waist cord. Yellow and red marigold and rose garlands drape both sides, and the hands hold a trident-like staff and a small object, with one hand in a mudra. No living people are visible.

December 15 2011

A black stone murti of a seated deity, draped in a red cloth and wearing a red headband with a red tilak on the forehead, sits on a carved black pedestal against a bright yellow backdrop. It is decorated with thick garlands of red, white, purple, yellow and green flowers that hang down both sides, and with white pearl necklaces and a multi-strand pearl waist belt. Its hands hold a small object and make a blessing gesture. No physical people are visible; the figure is a statue.

A dark stone statue of a deity stands outdoors among green leaves and branches. The murti wears a red and orange turban-style cloth, a dark rudraksha-style mala, and a saffron-orange garment with gold border. It is garlanded with red rose garlands and yellow and purple flower garlands. Its raised hands hold a trident-like staff and a drum-like object, with a ring and bangles on the wrists. A small tilak mark is visible on the forehead. The statue is a sculpture, not a living person.

A black stone statue of a multi-armed deity figure stands outdoors among trees, wearing a red cloth wrapped around the shoulders and a red headwrap, with a red tilak on the forehead. Long garlands of yellow and purple flowers hang across the chest and down the sides, and a strand of dark rudraksha beads rests on the chest. The raised hands hold objects including a drum-like item and a small vessel, and a carved white stone archway frames the right side. Stone figures are carved into the base. This is a statue, not a living person.

A dark stone statue of a four-armed deity murti stands outdoors in front of green foliage. The figure wears an orange-red head cloth with a red-and-gold band, an orange saffron-coloured shawl draped over its shoulders, and a red tilak mark on the forehead. Long garlands of yellow, purple, pink and white flowers hang from its shoulders, and a rudraksha mala rests on its chest. One upper hand holds a damaru-like drum, another makes a blessing gesture, and the lower hands are raised in mudra. A carved silver-toned frame edges the right side of the image.

A black stone murti of a four-armed deity is seated against a brown draped backdrop. The figure wears a red turban with a red-and-white band and a red vibhuti mark on the forehead, a red shawl over the torso, layered white, pink and blue beaded necklaces, a jewelled belt, and yellow and purple flower garlands draped over the shoulders. Its raised hands hold a sacred object and a flame-like item, and the other hands show mudras. The figure is a statue, not a living person, and no physical people are visible.

A dark stone murti of Shiva, shown as a statue rather than a living person, stands outdoors among green leaves. It is adorned with a thick garland of red roses, yellow marigolds and purple flowers, an orange and gold patterned shawl draped across the chest, and a rudraksha mala. A red and gold cloth is wrapped around the head like a turban, with a red tilak on the forehead. One hand holds a trident and the other a damaru-like drum, with a serpent coiled around the trident shaft. The image is an archive photograph with a copyright notice overlaid at the lower right.

A dark stone murti of a multi-armed deity stands within an ornate silver-toned arch framed by green foliage and blue sky. The figure wears a red headcloth and red shawl, a rudraksha-style dark bead mala hangs at the chest, and thick garlands of yellow and purple-pink flowers drape the arms and shoulders. One hand holds a trident-like staff, another a drum-like object, and the open palms show mudra gestures. No physical people are visible, and the image is a photograph of a statue.

A dark stone statue of a deity figure, shown in close view against green leaves. It wears an orange and maroon turban-like head cloth, an orange garment with a gold-bordered band, and a rudraksha-style bead mala. Garlands of yellow flowers and red roses hang over its shoulders. It holds a small staff-like object in one raised hand and a flame-shaped emblem in the other, and a red dot marks its forehead. Statue, not a living person.