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Close photograph of three gilded metal utsava murthi processional deities standing on round bases in front of a colourful patterned cloth backdrop of blue, red and yellow motifs. The central figure is a multi-armed deity with a tall jatamakuta-style crown, white and red tilak on the forehead, and holding objects in several hands. The figure on the left is a smaller male figure with a shaved head, white and red forehead marks and a gilded waist cloth. The figure on the right is a female deity wearing a green sari with a gilded crown and white and red forehead mark, holding a small object. Metal trays are visible at the bottom edge. No physical people are shown.

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Three bronze or brass devotional figures stand on a metal tray before a carved wooden screen. Left, a smaller nude-torso male figure raises one hand in blessing and wears a red tilak on the forehead. Centre, a taller male deity with a tall crown and red tilak holds a trident-like staff and raises a hand in blessing. Right, a female figure in a red and silver brocade sari with a tall crown and red tilak holds a lotus-like object. The gleaming metal surfaces suggest ritual utsava or abhishekam items. No people are physically present.2020-11-03KAILASA MULHEIM, GERMANY on 11/3/20202020-11-03Three polished brass deity murti stand on a metal tray in front of a carved wooden lattice screen. The left figure is a small boy with a shaved head, bare chest and a red tilak mark on his forehead. The centre figure is a standing deity with a tall crown, a red tilak, several arms holding ritual objects and a jewelled chest ornament. The right figure is a female murti in a red and gold brocade sari with a red tilak and a tall crown. Sunlight falls across the brass surfaces.2020-11-03KAILASA MULHEIM, GERMANY on 11/3/20202020-11-03KAILASA MULHEIM, GERMANY on 11/3/20202020-11-03KAILASA MULHEIM, GERMANY on 11/9/20202020-11-09Photograph of three brass metal murti statues on a shrine ledge in front of a purple patterned cloth. The central four-armed standing figure wears a tall crown, ornate necklaces and shoulder pieces, holding a staff-like object and other implements. To the left stands a bare-chested smaller figure with silver anklets and raised hand. To the right stands a figure in a lilac sari with a gold border, holding an object. Behind them, costumed people and a brass lamp stand are partly visible. A date stamp in the corner reads 02 November 2025.2025-01-11Three gilded metal murti figures stand on a zebra-striped cloth in a shrine setting. The left figure is a small standing deity wearing a dark blue head wrap, a green-and-pink waist cloth and a beaded necklace with a pendant. The centre figure is a taller four-armed deity wearing a red-and-gold crown, a green shoulder cloth, a jewelled necklace and a red tilak on the forehead, with its hands in abhaya and varada poses. The right figure is a female murti in a magenta silk sari with gold border, a silver crown and layered pearl and jewelled necklaces. Behind them stand a brass kalasha-like vessel, a leopard-print cloth and orange garments of other figures. No people are visible.2021-06-23Three metal murti statues stand on a stone ledge in a temple shrine. The central four-armed standing figure has a tall conical crown, bare upper body and gold-toned finish, holding objects in its hands and standing on a lotus-carved pedestal. To its left is a smaller bare-chested standing figure with a shaved head, also on a pedestal. To the right is a female figure in an orange sari with a conical headdress. Behind them is a green cloth-covered altar with garlands in red, orange, yellow and white, a framed picture, brass pots and oil lamps. Red kumkum marks are visible on the statues' hands and faces. No physical people are visible.Three metal murti figures stand on a stone abhishekam platform in a temple shrine. The central gilded figure is a four-armed deity with a tall crown, holding a club-like object and a lotus-like attribute, its arms adorned with bangles. The figure to the left is a bronze-toned standing figure holding a trident. The figure on the right wears an orange-red cloth draped over its body with a conical crown. Behind them on a magenta-draped altar are brass vessels, a kalasha pot, a bell, a plate of fruit and garlanded deity statues in colourful silk garments.2025-10-28KAILASA MULHEIM, GERMANY on 11/3/20202020-11-03Three gilded bronze murtis stand on a tray of golden liquid scattered with flowers, in front of a carved wooden lattice screen. The central figure is a four-armed deity murti with a tall crown, holding a snake-like staff and other attributes. To the left stands a smaller bare-chested child figure with a red tilak on the forehead, and to the right a female murti wearing a red brocade garment with gold border and a red kumkum mark. Purple, yellow and white chrysanthemums float in the liquid. No physical people are visible.2020-11-03