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A shop display on a wooden shelf shows a painted wooden face of a deity mask flanked by two small painted wooden elephants, one pink and one cream. The mask wears a tall painted crown with red, green and gold ornaments, a red tilak on the forehead and red-painted earrings. Behind them stands a carved, multicoloured gopuram-style temple tower in red, green, blue and yellow. The white wall and a carved gilt wooden frame sit at the right edge. No people are visible.

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August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08Interior hall with three painted deity murti statues in a row on pedestals: a green-faced figure playing a veena, a central figure in green and gold holding a ritual implement with raised hand, and a figure with an animal-headed crown and trident-like staff. Blue tarpaulin is draped behind them. At right, a seated elderly man in an orange-and-saffron robe with a flower garland sits on a dark ornate chair, with a small white framed panel on the wall behind him. Gold-coloured crowns and ornaments adorn the statues.2007-12-12A large carved and painted wooden panel displaying multiple Ganesha forms in niches framed by pillars and small stupa-like towers. Central figures show seated Ganesha in red and green tones, flanked by additional Ganesha images, some with multiple arms and some riding a mouse or animal mount. Smaller attendant figures stand between the pillars and a row of carved animals runs along the base. Part of a carved object sits in the lower foreground against a white wall. Shown in a statue shop setting.2009-08-08Close-up photograph of a carved wooden statue of Krishna playing a flute. The figure has pale blue painted skin, a tall ornate crown with tasselled edges, large round earrings, layered beaded necklaces and bangles. He holds a long wooden flute to his lips with one hand while the other hand raises a lotus bud near his shoulder. Behind him are scrolled foliage carvings and a carved relief panel showing a seated deity on the left. No physical people are present, only the statue.2009-08-08December 12 20072007-12-12A shop interior filled with carved wooden and painted sculptures. The central subject is a seated four-armed female deity figure in cream and muted red-brown paint, wearing a tall crown, bangles and necklaces, holding lotus buds and a hand raised toward a small oil lamp. Behind it, a framed portrait with a white flower garland sits on a shelf beside a small lamp. Other shelves hold painted deity figures, a blue Ganesha, framed devotional pictures and standing statues of women in saris. No people are visible.2009-08-08Close view of a gilded metal deity murti with a large jewelled crown of white, green and pink stones and a red tilak on the forehead. Large paisley-shaped earrings studded with pink and white stones hang from the ears. A small silver parrot-like bird perches on a silver stand held near its shoulder. A red draped backdrop and a flower-patterned cloth fill the background, with another ornate golden figure partly visible at left. No physical people are visible.2009-07-05October 15 20082008-10-15November 09 20062006-11-09August 09 20102010-08-09July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copies