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A photograph of a terracotta-coloured clay figure of a bird-like animal with a long curved neck and a raised head, placed on a stacked two-tier hexagonal pedestal atop a large pale rock. Surrounded by green garden foliage including a tree trunk, red-flowered shrubs, palm fronds and broad leaves. No people are visible in the scene.

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July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA garden scene in which a small red-orange Ganesha murti sits on a stone pedestal set on a larger weathered boulder. The deity wears a golden crown and has a raised trunk, and the pedestal rests on a green ceramic urn with a small carved mouse figure at its base. Dense green foliage surrounds the statue, with pink flowering shrubs and orange-and-yellow croton plants at the right and a tree trunk behind. No people are visible.2010-09-30April 11 20122012-04-11 +1 copiesA seated figure in a saffron-red robe and matching red turban sits cross-legged on a wooden seat draped with a tiger-striped cloth, hands resting in lap, with a long rudraksha mala hanging across the chest. Behind him stands a golden statue of a deity pair, one seated figure holding a trident, set against a painted forest backdrop of large trees. The stage is decorated with potted green plants, a light green draped cloth, and rounded boulders along the front edge. Probable Swamiji is seated in the central role of a discourse setting, with the rudraksha mala and red turban as the qualifying cues.2015-01-30May 17 20112011-05-17January 07 20152015-01-07Outdoors under a leafy tree, a figure in saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap bends forward and touches a stone-built mound topped by a dark statue of a seated deity with a hooded serpent-like crest and orange drapery. Several people stand nearby: a woman in white sari with hands pressed together at the right, a man in a white t-shirt and light trousers at the far right, another man in a light shirt, and an older woman in white on the left. A small square stone slab with offerings lies at the lower right. The a person cue is ambiguous: the orange-robed figure has a head wrap but the page does not confirm his presence, so identity is not asserted.2003-01-01A black stone deity murti of Dakshinamurti sits atop a rough mound of red and grey stones beneath a spreading banyan tree, set on bare red earth. The figure is seated with an arched ornamental frame behind it, surrounded by open ground and palm trees. Faint white kolam lines are drawn at the bottom edge.2003-04-02A smiling man sits cross-legged on a wooden seat draped with a tiger-skin cloth in a forest-themed set. He wears an orange-red turban, a saffron-red garment, a beaded rudraksha mala on his chest, and orange armlets. Behind him, a green cloth-draped pedestal holds golden deity figures with hands raised, surrounded by potted green plants and leafy vines. Large rounded stones line the foreground.2015-02-02 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20152015-01-06 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor shivalinga set on a stepped stone pedestal in a wooded clearing. The dark cylindrical linga rises from a square yoni base on a low, weathered rectangular stone platform. Large grey boulders lie around it, with green shrubs, tree trunks and dappled shade behind. No people are visible.2006-08-16February 21 20152015-02-21