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Close view of a large carved stone deity murti with a dark blue-grey face, an ornate crown and a detailed armoured torso, standing outdoors. Its raised hand holds a tall, sharp-pronged staff or weapon, and a second carved figure with curled ornamentation sits behind it. Trees and a bright low sun blur in the background. No people are visible.

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A carved stone statue of a deity stands in the foreground against a dusky garden at sunset. The figure wears a tall ornate crown and a carved ornamental collar, with dark blue-grey stone for the face. A raised hand holds a tall bundled-leaf or arrow-like staff, and sunlight glows through palm fronds and dark trees behind. No physical people are visible; the figure is a statue.2011-11-08November 08 20112011-11-08Close photograph of a dark blue-grey stone statue of a deity with a tall ornate crown and a long trident-like weapon held upright in one hand, its body covered in intricately carved reddish-brown metal or stone ornaments, arm bangles and a chest plate. The figure is part of a larger sculptural group set outdoors against blurred green foliage. Visible text reads a copyright notice and archive source credit in the lower right, which is not transcribed. The statue is a deity murti; no living person is present.2011-11-08November 08 20112011-11-08November 08 20112011-11-08November 08 20112011-11-08A large seated statue of a deity with a reddish-brown body and blue-grey face, wearing a tall cylindrical crown and ornate engraved jewellery and belt. The four arms hold a conch-like shell, a trident-shaped staff, a rod and a lotus-like object, and the figure sits on an intricately carved pedestal among green foliage outdoors. The statue is a sculpture, not a living person, so no physical people are visible. The deity form is not clearly identifiable from iconography alone, so it is described as a deity murti.2011-11-08Close-up photograph of a large temple sculpture's raised arm and hand, cast in a copper-toned metal with embossed bands, beaded rings and floral scrollwork on the forearm and an elaborate ornate armlet above the elbow. The hand is curled into a fist-like gesture against a dark blue-grey stone body, with dark green foliage blurred behind. No people are visible.2011-11-08September 24 20112011-09-24November 08 20112011-11-08A dark stone deity murti, a multi-armed Hindu sculpture with a carved crown and headband, a calm face, and ornate necklaces and armlets. One upraised hand holds a flame-like object, another hand is lowered in a mudra, and a snake-like form curls at the left. Green leaves and branches fill the background behind the statue.2011-09-24Close-up photo of a weathered metal sculpture of a deity's raised hand holding a stylized object, with intricately carved bead-and-scroll bands on the forearm and wrist, lit by low warm sunset light against blurred palm foliage. No physical people are visible; the figure is a statue. The sculpture's upper edge shows an ornamental carved form near the fingers.2011-11-08