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Photograph of a kattumurthy, a bamboo-framed figure wrapped in red cloth, with a gold-toned metal head and hands, bound with twine to pale bamboo poles in a dim room. Behind it a young Western woman in a white top and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands with folded arms, and a man in white with a red shawl and beads watches while another person's hand rests near the frame. The figure, strapped to bamboo, shows the traditional tying method being demonstrated and learned.

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A photograph of a bamboo frame structure being tied with rope for a kattumurthy, a traditional wrapped figure. The figure is a golden-faced doll wrapped in red cloth with gold-embroidered borders, its arms extended along bamboo poles and bound with twine. A woman with long light hair and white clothing stands at left with arms folded, wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind the frame, a man in a red cloth with gold trim and a bead mala watches, and another man in white stands at right, hands resting near the frame. The setting is an indoor room with a plain wall.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of a Kattumurthy, a bamboo-framed effigy of a deity wrapped in red cloth with gold-coloured arms and a gold crown-like head, held together by rope bindings to bamboo poles. The figure raises two gold hands in gesture. At the upper right, a standing person in white clothing wears a rudraksha mala and an orange sash, visible only partially. The setting is a plain room with pale walls and a doorway, with other red cloth bundles at the lower left.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of a bamboo framework wrapped in rope and draped with red cloth bearing gold zari borders, forming a figure of a deity with a gilded metal head crowned by a tall finial and gilded metal hands raised in mudras, one holding a staff-like implement. A figure in white with orange cloth stands at the left edge, partially visible from the waist down. The setting is a plain whitewashed wall with a concrete floor and loose rope coiled at the lower left. The scene suggests a traditional craft or ritual preparation of a kattumurthy-style figure, with bamboo poles leaning against the wall behind. Watermarked archive photo.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09Indoor photo of sannyasis in white kurtas with orange shawls learning to tie a kattumurthy, a red-wrapped bamboo-framed figure with a gold-tone head and arms. A man in the right foreground holds the red bundle while bamboo poles and cord are being arranged; a second seated man in white and orange sits behind it, and a partly visible man in the lower left watches. The room has pale walls, a doorway, a wall tap and bamboo lying against the wall at left.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09