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Outdoor photograph of two gilded metal murti statues seated on a striped multicolored cloth at a temple-like shrine. The figure on the left wears an orange garment, holds ritual objects in multiple hands and has a tall crown; the figure on the right wears a green and red sari with gold jewellery. Both are garlanded with white and red flower malas. In front are a silver bowl of yellow flowers and green leaves, a small silver pot, and two decorated coconut-topped kalasha vessels wrapped in netting. Behind them stand a carved wooden peetha with a lion figure, a red and orange garlanded backdrop, and rocky hillside vegetation. No living people are visible.

Outdoor photograph of two golden metal deity murtis seated side by side on a striped cloth on the ground, in front of a rocky hillside with a wooden fence and green shrubs. The figure on the left has four arms, wears an orange garment and a crown, and holds a staff-like object and other hand implements; the figure on the right wears a green and red sari-style garment with a crown and gold ornaments. Both are draped in white and red flower garlands. In front stand a silver kalasha with yellow flowers and mango leaves, a small silver jug, and brass oil lamps in wire cages decorated with coconut, flowers and leaves, with a carved wooden stand and a lion-form carving to the right.

2008-11-11 +1 copies

Two gilded metal murti statues sit outdoors on a striped woven mat in a rocky, grassy setting. The taller figure, a deity murti with four arms and a tall crown, wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a long gold necklace with a white and red flower garland. The companion figure wears a green blouse, red saree border and gold jewellery, with a white and red garland. Brass pots with coconuts and yellow flowers in wire cages stand in front, along with a silver kalasha, a flower plate and a carved wooden peetha behind. No living people are visible.

A photograph of two golden metal murti statues seated on a wooden shrine outdoors on a hillside with rocks and grass behind. The larger statue, with a tall ornate crown and orange-saffron robe, raises one hand in blessing and holds a lotus-like object. The smaller figure beside it wears a teal skirt and holds a staff-like object. Both are draped in white jasmine and red flower garlands. In the foreground stand a silver kalasha-like vessel and a coconut wrapped in yellow and pink flowers, with mango leaves. A carved wooden chariot-style canopy with a mythical bird-lion figure stands behind them. No physical people are visible.

Two golden metal murti statues sit side by side on a striped pink, green and blue cloth outdoors, with rocky ground and grass behind them. The figure on the left wears an orange dhoti, a tall crown, a gold necklace and a white and red flower garland, holds a staff-like object in one hand and raises the other in a blessing gesture. The figure on the right wears a green skirt, a red shawl, a crown, layered jewellery and a similar garland, with one hand raised. A small metal vessel with flowers sits in front of them, and a carved wooden stand with a lion sculpture stands at right. The scene appears to be a shrine setting with deity murtis, not living people.

A photograph of golden metal murti figures, not living people, seated under an open sky before a carved wooden shrine. The larger figure, a four-armed deity in saffron-orange draped cloth, holds a trident-like staff in one hand and makes a mudra with another; he wears a tall crown and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers. Beside him a smaller seated golden figure in a green garment and a crown holds a ritual object, also garlanded. In the foreground are brass vessels with yellow marigolds, pink flowers and leaves around coconuts wrapped in fibre, typical of puja offerings. Behind, a framed portrait labelled with no legible name is decorated with orange marigold garlands, and a carved stone lion sits on the shrine base.

Two gold-coloured deity murtis stand together under palm fronds in a temple setting. The figure on the left has a tall gold crown, an orange and red turban-like headdress, a jewelled gold necklace with layered pendants, and an orange silk dhoti, raising one hand in abhaya gesture and holding a small drum-like object. The figure on the right wears a white silk sari with gold borders, gold jewellery including a choker and earrings, and a flower-decorated black hairstyle. Both are draped in long garlands of white jasmine flowers with red blooms. Pictured as a photograph of the statues.

Two gilded metal murti statues of a divine couple stand in a decorated shrine before green draped fabric. The male figure wears a red and gold turban with a jewelled ornament, a rudraksha mala and layered jewelled necklaces, and holds a ceremonial staff. The female figure wears a silver-and-pink jewelled crown, an orange sari, pearl-like garlands and large earrings. Both are heavily garlanded with red roses and yellow marigolds, and a trident and a metal lamp-like vessel stand at the sides. Their clothes and ornaments reflect a festival or abhishekam-style decoration.

April 09 2013

2013-04-09 +2 copies

November 23 2016

Two gold-coloured metal deity murti stand in front of a backdrop printed with a temple-architecture photograph, both heavily garlanded. The figure on the left has four arms, a red and gold headdress, red lips, a red and orange garment and a long white and pink garland, holding a trident-like implement and raised hands. The figure on the right wears a green and gold sari, a jewelled crown, a white and yellow garland and an orange flower at the hip. Yellow marigold strings frame the top and sides. No people are visible; the statues are the subject.

Two life-size deity murtis stand outdoors in front of a green terraced hillside. The figure on the left is gold-coloured with four arms, wearing a red and gold crown, a red and orange silk dhoti, and a thick garland of white jasmine and yellow marigold; one hand holds a conch-like object and another is raised in abhaya gesture. The figure on the right, beside it, wears a tall ornate headdress, red and gold sari, layered white jasmine garlands and a green parrot-shaped ornament at the waist, with hands joined near the chest. The deity iconography is not fully clear, so both are described as deity murtis. No physical people are visible.