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August 19 20132013-08-19August 19 20132013-08-19Two golden metal murti statues are seated side by side in a gilded arch before a dark red velvet curtain. The figure on the left wears a red turban, red garments, layered beaded necklaces and a jeweled armband, and holds a golden trident and a damaru-like drum. The figure on the right wears a black crown decorated with red and gold medallions, a pink and purple sari, layered gold and jeweled necklaces, and holds a lotus-like object in one hand. Both are draped with red flower garlands. These are deity statues, not living people.2009-06-18June 18 20092009-06-18July 20 20102010-07-20April 03 20132013-04-03April 02 20132013-04-02 +1 copiesMarch 21 20132013-03-21June 18 20092009-06-18A gilded murti pair of Shiva and Parvati seated on a raised platform before a rich orange silk backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch. The Shiva figure wears a tall red and gold crown, a white garland, and a rudraksha-style bead necklace over a magenta cloth; he holds a trident in one hand and makes a raised abhaya-type gesture with the other. Parvati, to his right, wears a white flower crown, layered gold jewellery, a magenta sari and a large pink flower garland. Both are adorned with white and pink flower garlands and decorative earrings. This is a deity murti, not living people.2013-09-16October 04 20112011-10-04Two ornately decorated deity murtis, a male form on the left and a female form on the right, seated side by side on a golden peetha with green gem-like inserts. The male figure wears a jeweled crown with a crescent, a trident in one raised hand, a rudraksha-style chest ornament, and a red and gold garment. The female figure wears a tiered crown, layered gold and silver necklaces, and a blue garment. Both are framed by thick garlands of white jasmine and red and orange flowers arranged in a tall arch against a stone pillar.