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A photograph of a Kattumurthy, a bamboo-framed figure dressed as a deity murti with a golden head and raised hands. The figure wears an orange silk garment with gold brocade borders and a red undergarment, and its arms are tied to bamboo poles lashed with string. A bare human hand reaches in from the right to adjust or hold the figure. The background is a plain cream wall with a doorway and a wooden frame behind the bamboo.

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2008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of a golden deity murti wrapped in red cloth and bound to a frame of bamboo poles lashed together with rope, inside a plain room with cream walls and a doorway behind it. The figure has a tall crown, raised hands with gold fingers and an arm extended downward, all wrapped in red fabric with gold striped borders. No people are visible in the scene; the bamboo and rope structure appears to be a traditional kattumurthy frame being prepared.2007-05-09June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a traditional kattumurthy frame being tied on a tiled floor. A golden-faced figure dressed in red cloth with gold-coloured trim is bound to a structure of pale green bamboo poles and white cord. Several hands in the frame are steadying and wrapping the figure. Behind, men in white dhotis and orange waist sashes or shawls work on the frame, and a dark-haired person in orange clothing leans in from the right. The scene is a workshop on tying the kattumurthy.2007-05-09February 11 20072007-02-112008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09May 27 20182018-05-27 +2 copiesA devotee in saffron-orange robes and a matching saffron turban stands at right, palms pressed together in namaskar before a large golden deity murti seated on an ornate throne. The murti is draped in yellow and white flower garlands with red and white accents, and wears a crown and gold ornaments. Behind the figure are gold ceremonial umbrellas, a golden kalasha-like finial and a green leafy backdrop. Pink fabric covers the altar base, and small gold figures flank the throne. The devotee wears a red-and-gold ornamented necklace and bangles. The scene suggests darshan and puja in a temple-like hall.2015-07-062008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09March 22 20082008-03-22