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A framed black-and-white photograph of a deity murti hangs against a plain pale wall, set in a worn wooden frame with a cream mat. The image shows a seated goddess with a tall crown, a dark face, multiple arms holding objects, and ornate jewelry and garlands, framed by a carved arched niche with a decorative lotus-petal base. A printed caption beneath the image reads SRI RAJARAJESWARI AMBAL and RAJARAJESWARI NAGAR - BANGALORE, with a studio mark at the lower right. No people are visible in the scene.

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A framed painted picture in a red-and-orange lacquered wooden frame, placed on a white cloth. It shows a standing deity murti, dark-faced and richly adorned in gold ornaments, a crown, a garland and a purple skirt, within a silver-grey arched shrine with carved makara-like figures. Gold oil lamps stand on both sides, and a female attendant holding a lamp is at the left. Offerings of fruit and flowers sit in front, and two small inset photographs appear in the upper corners: one shows a seated bearded man in orange-toned clothing, the other a stone-like form. No living people are present.2011-10-24A photograph of an ornate embossed silver panel mounted on a wall, showing a seated four-armed goddess in relief within a decorated arched frame with floral scrollwork. The deity holds a book or scroll in one upper hand, a lotus-like object in another, and a small pot or vessel at her side, with a crown and jewelled ornaments. Foliate borders and bead-like ornamentation frame the central deity murti. No people are visible.2008-01-09A polished metal murti of a seated goddess against a black background, shown frontally within an ornate arched halo with leaf-like scrollwork and a tiered crown. She holds a stringed instrument across her lap and is seated on a lotus-style pedestal above a stepped base with a carved panel. +1 copiesA repoussé silver relief panel showing a seated four-armed deity murti in a decorated arched niche with scrolling floral and foliate borders. The figure wears a tall crown, layered necklaces and a sash, holds a staff-like implement and other objects in its hands, and sits in a cross-legged pose on a stepped pedestal. No people are visible in the scene.2008-01-09A polished metal figurine of a seated deity murti set against a black background. The seated figure wears a tall crown and jewellery, holds objects in its raised hands, and sits within a large flame-patterned arch of ornate prabhavali. The base is a stepped pedestal decorated with lotus-petal motifs. No physical people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the image.Close view of an ornate embossed silver panel depicting a seated four-armed goddess in a decorated frame with floral scrollwork and a rounded arch above her head. She holds objects in her raised hands, and the surrounding border is studded with repeated relief patterns. Dark wood or shadow surrounds the panel.2008-01-09A bronze metal statue of a seated four-armed deity murti set within an ornate arched prabhavali with scrolled foliate carving and a kirtimukha crest at the top. The figure wears a tall tiered crown, a necklace and armlets, and sits with one leg folded on a lotus-like pedestal. One hand holds a trident, another a ritual implement, and the remaining hands carry a small bowl or drum-like object and a sword-like blade. A small animal head appears below the seat. The statue rests on a stepped base against a rust-red velvet background. No people are visible.A repoussé silver relief panel showing a seated goddess in a lotus-style posture on a pedestal. She wears a tall ornate crown, a beaded necklace and jewelled armlets, and holds a staff or rod in one raised hand and a lotus or sceptre-like object in the other. The panel is framed by intricate floral scrollwork and swirling vine borders, in a metallic silvery finish. No people are visible; the figure is a deity murti depicted in metalwork.2008-01-091978 - Arulmigu Arunachaleshwara TempleA dark stone deity murti stands within a silver arched niche at a temple shrine, adorned with yellow and white flower garlands and purple blossoms. The figure wears a silver crown with red and green stone inlay, a pearl necklace, layered gold ornaments and a rudraksha mala, with a red bindi and a tilak on the forehead. Orange cloth drapes the lower body, and the arch above is carved with a lion-face motif. No physical people are visible.2006-10-01January 09 20082008-01-09Making Of Sacred Arts University