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July 24 2005

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May 22 20092009-05-22A dark stone deity murti seen from the front in dim light, with a tall crown-like headdress and a vertical tilak mark on the forehead. The figure is draped in a bright yellow cloth with red border and an orange-red upper cloth, and is garlanded with white jasmine strands and green leaves, with pink flower petals scattered at its base. The murti's arms are raised with hands holding objects. The setting is dark, with a plain wall behind and steps visible at the lower right. No physical people are visible.2005-07-24A black stone deity murti seated in a niche of a temple wall, shown with four arms and a dark carved face marked with a round gold tilak on the forehead. It wears a flower garland across the head, a yellow cloth with red-and-orange border draped over the shoulders, beaded necklaces and bangles. Carved stone pillars with floral reliefs frame the niche. No physical people are visible, and no a person candidate appears; the figure is a statue.2006-09-18Close photograph of a black stone deity murti, a four-armed form with a tall crown and a red tilak on its forehead, draped in white jasmine garlands with red and yellow flowers. In the left foreground, a person in an orange-saffron turban and a red-and-orange flower garland stands at the edge of the frame, with a beaded bracelet on the wrist, facing the image. The background is a dark polished stone wall with a reddish horizontal band.2015-05-01A dark stone deity murti of a four-armed figure stands in a temple niche, decorated with a long garland of white jasmine flowers and a red flower at the shoulder. A round red and yellow tilak mark sits on the forehead, and a yellow marigold garland hangs at the chest. The figure holds a coconut with green leaves in one hand, and is draped in a pale pink-lilac cloth tied with yellow marigolds. The background is dark stone wall with a red-brown band above.2015-05-01March 27 20132013-03-27A dark stone murti of a four-armed deity seated in a lotus-style pose before a red draped backdrop. The figure wears an orange and gold turban with a jeweled ornament, a gold and turquoise layered necklace, a rudraksha-style mala, and an orange-gold dhoti with green borders. White and red flower garlands hang over the shoulders, and marigolds lie at the base. The hands hold ritual objects including a trident-like implement and a drum. No living people are visible.2014-09-04May 21 20122012-05-21September 20 20132013-09-20September 26 20132013-09-26September 25 20132013-09-25A black stone deity murti seated in a niche of an old temple wall, with four arms, a yellow cloth draped over its shoulders edged in red and purple, and a garland of red flowers on its head. A gold tilak-like disc marks its forehead and chest, and it wears a beaded necklace and bangles.2006-09-18