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A photograph of a life-size statue standing in a stone doorway beside a brass oil lamp and a gilded, ornately carved door frame. The statue wears a maroon sari with green and gold border, layered jewelled necklaces, a red and green flower garland, and a silver headband, and raises one palm while holding a small golden-shawled figure against its shoulder. Fresh flower offerings rest on a base below. No living people are visible.

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A life-size statue of a female deity figure stands in a temple niche framed by ornate gold-toned metalwork. The statue wears a maroon saree with a green and gold border, layered jewelled necklaces, and garlands of white jasmine and red and yellow marigolds. It holds a small figure in an orange shawl, possibly a child, against its shoulder, and raises one palm in blessing. The base holds red and white flower offerings. A brass oil lamp stands at the left edge. This is a deity murti, not a physical person.2017-04-17A large decorated statue of a deity murti stands in a stone temple doorway beside an ornate gold-leaf frame. The figure has long dark hair with a white flower adornment, a silver headband, and a red tilak. It wears a maroon sari with green and gold borders, layered silver and jewelled necklaces, and garlands of white jasmine with red and yellow flowers. Its right hand is raised in abhaya mudra, and it holds a small child in an orange shawl against its shoulder. Brass oil lamps stand in the foreground at left.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17A life-size figure of a male deity-like statue stands in a stone doorway beside a gilded carved frame. The figure has a painted face with a red tilak on the forehead, a nose stud and a black dot on the chin. It wears a maroon garment with a green and gold border, layered white jasmine garlands and red-yellow marigold garlands, a jewelled necklace, a crown-like headband with ornaments and bangles. Its right hand is raised in an abhaya-type blessing gesture with red-tipped fingers, and its left arm cradles a smaller figure wrapped in an orange-gold shawl, eyes closed, with a red tilak. No physical people are present; the figures are statues in a temple-style setting.2017-04-17December 31 20112011-12-31November 05 20142014-11-05April 17 20172017-04-17October 27 20112011-10-27April 17 20172017-04-17A copper-gilt deity murti, a goddess standing in a red sari with a thin gold border, framed by an ornate copper prabhavali arch with carved lions and foliage. It wears a crown set with red stones, a layered necklace with a gold coin pendant, and is draped in long garlands of white jasmine and orange-red marigolds. A small red bindi marks the forehead. The murti stands on a red-covered platform with scattered marigold petals and a single white flower at its base, while a golden cloth edge appears at the left.2010-12-22A large painted statue of a female figure stands on a pedestal inside a temple shrine with carved grey stone walls and an ornate gold-leaf doorway framed in red fabric. The statue wears a maroon blouse and skirt with green borders, heavy layered gold and gemstone jewellery including a large red stone necklace, a jewelled headband, and a white flower garland in its hair. Its right hand is raised in a blessing gesture while its left hand rests on a small figure of a child draped in an orange-gold shawl. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in the foreground at left. No living people are visible.2017-04-16April 17 20172017-04-17