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A golden deity murti of Saraswati seated amid dense borders of red rose petals and white chrysanthemum garlands. The murti wears an ornate gold crown with red and white stones and a crescent, a red-stoned necklace, and a jewelled chest piece with pink and blue stones. It plays a long golden veena held across its body and wears white blouse and red and gold draped garments. A golden peacock-shaped element is in the lower foreground. No physical people are visible.

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October 01 20112011-10-01October 06 20112011-10-06Close view of a gilded deity murti. The face has golden skin, red lips, a red tilak and a red and white vertical mark on the forehead. It wears a red and gold choker, layered pearl and gemstone necklaces, and large jewelled earrings. Garlands of red roses and white and yellow marigolds surround it, and a gold ceremonial staff curves across the lower frame. Teal cloth shows at the bottom. No people are visible.2011-09-30September 28 20142014-09-28A photograph of a silver murti of the goddess Saraswati seated on a throne draped with cream and red cloth. She holds a silver veena, an ornate stringed instrument, in both hands and wears a tall jewelled crown set with red and green stones, with silver earrings and layered necklaces. A large garland of red roses and green leaves frames the figure. Behind her, gold-coloured ritual lamps stand near a gilded shrine, with a second deity figure and orange and purple garlands visible. No living people are present.A deity murti of Saraswati, the goddess of learning, sits within an ornate gold and red arched shrine decorated with mirror-work and floral patterns. She wears a black and gold crown with jewelled ornaments, a heavy jewelled necklace and bangles, and a white draped garment with red borders. She holds a golden veena across her body, and yellow marigold garlands drape the shrine. A figure-free ritual image with no physical people present.2020-03-13 +1 copiesOctober 06 20132013-10-06May 03 20122012-05-03May 07 20172017-05-07A golden deity murti of Saraswati, the goddess of learning, seated and richly decorated for Navaratri festivities. She is covered in dense garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine, red roses and magenta flowers, with a rudraksha mala hanging from one raised hand. She plays a large golden veena held across her body, wears a crown with jewelled ornaments, layered gold necklaces and a red and blue sari with embroidered borders, and has a red kumkum mark on her forehead. Zero physical people are visible in the scene.2008-10-06March 13 20202020-03-13A deity murti of Saraswati-style iconography is decorated with a dense arch of white roses, red roses and green leaves, with bright orange and yellow marigold garlands along the inner frame. The figure wears a navy blue velvet garment with ornate gold and jewelled necklaces, a jewelled gold crown with a central jewel, and a gold golden-hued veena held across the body. A tilak marks the forehead. Ornate gold and jewelled shoulder ornaments and tassels hang at the sides. No physical people are visible, and no candidate for a person appears in the scene.2013-10-06