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Close-up photograph of golden deity murti figures decorated for worship, set on a white cloth among white artificial blossoms in the foreground. The central figure wears a tall crown set with green stones, a layered necklace of white pearls, and a dark bodice studded with a large crystal and red and white beads. Beside it stands a figure in an orange-red and green embroidered garment with a green and gold crown. Behind them are tassel-hung decorations with red beads and a draped maroon fabric. No people are visible.

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Close view of a bronze-toned deity murti pair decorated for worship, with a male figure on the left wearing a jewelled red-and-silver crown and a female figure on the right wearing a crown set with green and red stones. Both are draped in gold chains, multicoloured gemstone and diamond-like necklaces, and an orange and maroon brocade garment. Yellow ixora flowers frame the figures above and beside them, with pink and yellow blossoms in the lower foreground, an orange cloth draped at left, and a golden curtain behind. These are statues, not living people, and no a person candidate appears.2024-01-09A photograph of two metal deity murtis standing side by side on a silver tray before a red backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch. Both figures wear green garlands, green brocade garments with gold patterns, and jeweled crowns set with red and green stones and white pearls. The figure on the left has a dense pearl necklace and pearl-bead chains across the chest, while the figure on the right wears a gold pendant and pearl strands. A tall peacock feather stands behind them, and yellow and lavender flowers with white jasmine blossoms are arranged at their base. No people are visible; this is a ritual alankara display of deity murtis.2026-02-20A close photograph of three gold-toned metal deity murtis on a shrine, decorated with yellow and orange flower petals and garlands. The left murti wears a red dhoti, a gold turban, and layered gold chains, and holds a staff. The centre murti, a small figure in green and yellow cloth with a gold headdress and a red tilak, is adorned with rhinestone-studded jewellery and a kumkum mark. The right murti wears a red skirt, rhinestone ornaments and a black tall headdress. Strings of white flower garlands hang in the background against a painted backdrop. No people are visible.2024-07-09A photograph of a shrine arrangement showing a golden deity murti of a seated couple, both decorated with jeweled crowns, red and white flower garlands and blue brocade garments with gold trim. In front stands a smaller golden murti of a standing deity wearing a jeweled crown, a diamond-studded garland, an orange shawl over a blue dress with gold border, holding a spear-like staff topped with a small gold flag. White flower petals are scattered on a red and gold cloth. No physical people are visible; all figures are statues.2024-03-11Photograph of three decorated metal murtis on a wooden altar. The central deity murti stands in a gold crown with a gold-and-white floral garland, a multi-strand necklace and a red-and-gold striped garment, holding a red-tipped item in one hand. To its left, a small murti in a white silk dhoti and gold ornaments wears a white tilak on the forehead. To its right, a female murti wears a royal blue sari with a gold border, a crown, a pearl-and-stone necklace and red jewelled ornaments. White chrysanthemum-style flowers and pearl strands adorn all three, with rudraksha beads and orange-and-white jasmine garlands hanging behind. A bell-shaped metal object and a hand are partly visible at the top right.Close photograph of a bronze deity murti pair seated on a decorated red and gold cloth. The figure on the left wears an orange patterned dhoti, a tall jeweled crown with blue and red stones, and holds a bunch of yellow ixora flowers. The figure on the right wears a red-and-gold garment, a green and red jeweled crown and a layered jeweled necklace with red stones. Both are adorned with white jasmine-like flowers and surrounded by red and pink ixora blossoms in the foreground, with a gold curtain behind.2024-06-23Kailasa avadi july 16 2021Kailasa avadi july 19 20212021-07-21A photograph of a shrine with gilded metal deity murtis under a red and white flower garland arch. A standing deity murti in the front wears a jeweled crown of white beads, a maroon garment and gold leaf chains, with a raised hand. Behind it, a seated figure in a red and gold cloth and jeweled crown is paired with a female figure in an orange and gold brocade dress and elaborate headdress. White flower petals and a red cloth cover the base. No living people are visible.2024-01-10Photograph of a shrine arrangement with three golden metal murti figures in front of a large framed picture. On the left stands a four-armed deity in red garment with layered red and gold necklaces. In the centre is a small child-form murti wearing green and yellow cloth, a jewelled crown and a jewelled heart-shaped chest ornament with a gold chain. On the right is a female-form murti in red garment with a black crown-like headdress and gold chains. Orange and yellow flower petals and garlands are scattered at the base, and a glass bowl of petals sits in the foreground.2024-07-09A photograph of a devotional altar with metal murtis dressed in ornate attire. Two larger gilded figures stand at the back, a male and a female deity, both wearing orange silk garments, jeweled collars, and tall ornate crowns; the male figure's hand is raised in abhaya mudra. In front stands a smaller gilded child-form murti in a maroon garment with a yellow and gold headdress, gold necklaces and a jeweled pendant, also raised in blessing. Pink flowers are scattered on a red cloth at the base, and a garland of white and red flowers hangs at the upper left. No living people are visible.2024-09-16Close photo of a decorated altar with three deity murtis under a gilded arch. The central figure wears a jeweled crown, red and orange garments and a rudraksha mala, and holds a trident-like emblem in front. Flanking figures wear red and pink silk, jeweled necklaces and ornate headpieces. A large white lotus blossom sits atop the arch and another lies in the foreground over a Ganesha murti with pearl and rudraksha garlands. Marigold garlands, multicoloured silk drapes and bangles frame the altar.2025-10-28