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A standing statue of a bearded sage with a tall white turban-style headdress and a red tilak mark on the forehead. He wears a saffron, orange and white shawl draped over the shoulders and a green dhoti below, and holds a small brass oil lamp or kalasha-like vessel in both hands at chest height. Behind him is a bright, sunlit sky over a body of water with green grass in the foreground.

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October 19 20062006-10-19KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04June 14 20142014-06-14KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04Two metallic utsava murti figures of Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari sit side by side on a palanquin-style seat, decorated with white and yellow jasmine-type garlands, green leaves and red flowers. The male figure wears a white dhoti with a golden border, a white turban, gold necklaces and a white shawl, holding a ritual staff. The female figure wears a red sari with a gold border and gold jewellery. A partially visible person in white clothing stands at the left edge, and the setting is a temple-like pavilion with greenery behind. Deity murti, no living persons clearly seated in front.2006-10-19Two golden metal deity murtis of a male and female form stand side by side, heavily adorned for a procession. The male figure wears a white turban with a white dhoti-style cloth, a large ornate white-and-gold chest jewel, and raises one hand in abhaya mudra. The female figure wears a tall ornamented crown, a heavy layered gold and white necklace, and holds a small object in her hand. Both are draped with thick garlands of red, yellow, and white flowers and white jasmine strands, with a rural palm-tree background and a white wall behind them. No physical people are visible.2006-10-19Two framed printed portraits hang on a plain wall. The left frame shows a seated figure with long hair and a bare upper body wearing a saffron cloth and rudraksha malas, with a bowl or vessel before him. The right frame shows a seated figure in ornate saffron and gold clothing with a crown-like headdress, flanked by a small stand with a lamp, under a wall-mounted printed image. Both frames carry printed Tamil captions beneath the pictures. No physical people are present; the figures are printed depictions.2012-05-16June 15 20142014-06-15October 19 20062006-10-19June 13 20142014-06-13Two gilded metal deity murtis of a male and female form are seated side by side, heavily garlanded with white jasmine and red and yellow flower strands. The male figure wears a white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders, a broad gold necklace and a tall decorated crown, with one hand raised in blessing. The female figure wears a red garment, layered silver and gold necklaces, earrings and a flower over the crown. Behind them stands a carved temple pillar and a lamp-post with a road sign. No physical people are visible in the frame. The scene appears to show a ratha yatra procession of deities at a temple.2006-10-19Two gilded deity murti statues seated side by side on a green-draped platform inside a temple shrine, decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and pink blossoms. The left figure, a male deity, wears a white dhoti, a saffron-gold shawl, a multi-strand white and gold necklace, and raises one hand in blessing. The right figure, a female deity, wears a red-and-gold sari, a tall crown, and layered white and gold necklaces with floral garlands. Behind them are red curtains and carved wooden pillars. Printed Tamil text appears at the top of the image above the shrine.2006-10-19