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September 25 20132013-09-25A photograph of a deity murti decorated for worship, shown in close view. A large hooded cobra-shaped gold crown with five serpent heads rises above the figure, with dangling green gemstone pendants. Garlands of red roses and white roses hang down on both sides. Beneath the crown is an orange and gold turban-like cloth, a jeweled gold band across the forehead and a red gem pendant. The body wears white cloth with a gold border, set on a gold-patterned pedestal base. Green leaves are tucked behind the crown. The background is blurred with gold and pink-and-green fabric. No living person is visible.2011-08-29 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20132013-09-26 +1 copiesNovember 27 20112011-11-27Close photograph of a decorated deity murti dressed for worship. A gilded serpent hood with five golden cobra heads and green hanging gems frames the figure's head. The murti wears an orange and dark green silk cloth with gold zari borders, wrapped over the head, with a jewelled gold band and a gold pendant at the chest. Garlands of red roses and white chrysanthemums hang on both sides, interspersed with brown rudraksha beads and a silver chain. A gold vessel base sits below, with a purple cloth in the background.2011-08-20Close photograph of a deity murti dressed for worship, with a golden hooded cobra-shaped canopy above it and a row of gold snake-head earrings with green stones. The figure wears an orange and gold brocade cloth wrapped on its head, a teal-green garment, and thick necklaces of pink roses, white jasmine and brown rudraksha beads. Green leaves are tucked on top. A blurred figure in white stands behind the glass at right. Background shows garlands in yellow and red and a gold-trimmed red and green silk cloth at the base.2013-09-16June 24 20132013-06-24 +1 copiesA close view of a palanquin or ornate golden ceremonial seat draped with white and red flower garlands and dark rudraksha mala strands. A gold and green-accented finial with jasmine blossoms sits atop the canopy. Behind the flowers, an orange cloth wraps a dark stone form decorated with a jeweled band. No people are visible.2011-11-27 +1 copiesClose photograph of a deity murti dressed for worship, shown as a stone form with a gold kavacha, a green and gold silk cloth wrapped over its head, and a gold hooded serpent canopy with green gem pendants. Red and white flower garlands hang down both sides, and rudraksha malas are draped across the figure with a white sacred thread. Behind it, a bejewelled metal figure wears a purple and gold silk sari and garlands, and a blue cloth backdrop and carved golden wall panel fill the background. No people are visible in the frame.2011-08-20June 11 20132013-06-11September 19 20112011-09-19A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne with a hooded cobra-shaped backrest topped by gold serpent heads with green jewelled pendants. The figure wears an orange turban, a red garment, multiple strands of white pearls, rudraksha beads, a gold jewelled armband and a long garland of red and white roses reaching down the body. A red drape stands in the background. a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone since the face is hidden by the turban and no portrait is visible, so the figure is described as a seated figure on a throne.2011-09-17