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March 15 2005

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October 11 20112011-10-11March 13 20132013-03-13A painted or sculpted deity murti of Shiva against a black background, shown from the chest up. The figure has blue-grey skin, a crescent moon in dark hair, a red bindi and tripundra markings, and gold hoop earrings. A green and red cobra coils over one shoulder, and multiple strands of dark rudraksha beads hang across the chest and arms. An orange and gold cloth drapes the body, and a gold trident with green accents rests at the right side. No physical people are visible.2012-04-04A close-up photograph of a painted deity murti of Shiva against a dark background. The figure has blue-grey skin, a crescent moon and matted hair on the head, a tilak with a red bindi on the forehead, and gold hoop earrings. A red-hooded green cobra coils over the left shoulder, and the figure wears layered dark rudraksha malas with an orange and white garment draped over the chest. A gold trident with green gemstone accents is held in the right hand. No physical people are present; the figure is a statue.2012-04-05December 31 20102010-12-31A photograph of a Shiva deity murti with blue-grey skin, a crescent moon on the upper head, and a red bindi with a tilak on the forehead. A red and green cobra wraps over its left shoulder around the neck. It wears multiple strands of dark rudraksha beads, a saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulder, and dark beaded armbands. Its right hand holds a golden trident against a dark background. No physical people are visible.2012-04-05A painted graphic artwork of Lord Shiva seated cross-legged on a tiger-skin mat against a cosmic purple and blue starry background with a glowing Sri Yantra of interlocking triangles behind him. Shiva has blue skin, a crescent moon and tied hair crest, matted locks, and a cobra coiled around his arm. He wears rudraksha malas, a leopard-print cloth and a red sash, and raises his right hand in blessing. A trident leans beside him and a damaru drum rests at his side, with a kalasha-like shivalinga vessel in the foreground. A small bird flies in the upper left. The image is a devotional deity illustration, not a photograph of people.2014-02-27A painted cutout figure of a blue-skinned deity seated in lotus-style cross-legged pose on a tiger skin, shown in a dark indoor hall. The figure has a crescent moon and matted hair on its head, a coiled snake draped over one shoulder, and a trident raised in one upper hand. Its other hands hold a small drum and a rudraksha or bead-like object. Heavy gold and red-jewelled necklaces and armlets adorn the figure. No physical people are visible; the image shows a statue-like deity depiction only.2015-12-21A painted artwork of a blue-skinned Shiva murti is held up by a person whose dark hair is visible at the bottom edge. The painting shows Shiva with a crescent moon and a topknot, a tripuntara-style trident with a red cloth, a cobra wrapped around his neck, rudraksha malas, and a raised right hand in blessing. Beside him stands a black Shivalinga on a lotus-shaped peetha against an orange sky and red mountains. Behind the painting a small framed photograph of a crowd is visible on the wall.2009-07-21A large painted or printed backdrop depicts deity murti Shiva with blue skin, matted hair topped by a crescent and a tilak, and white earrings, with a white bull Nandi and a warm golden sunlit sky behind. In the foreground, a bunch of bright yellow sunflowers with dark centres and green leaves is held up in front of the figure. Only the flowers and partial limbs of an unseen person appear at the edge of the frame. The image is a photograph of a devotional backdrop at a KAILASA event.2021-11-03May 13 20132013-05-13A painted depiction of a blue-skinned Shiva deity murti, shown in a painting held up in the foreground. He has a crescent moon and a coiled cobra on his shoulder, a trident (trishul) with a red cloth in his right hand, and his left hand raised in blessing. A black shivalinga rests on a lotus-shaped peetha to the left, against a red and orange sunset mountain background with a glowing flame above. Beneath the painting, the top of a dark-haired person's head is visible at the bottom edge.2009-07-21