A black stone deity murti stands outdoors beneath leafy trees, wearing an orange cloth garment and a striped headwrap with orange edging. It is garlanded with red and yellow flower strands and wears a rudraksha mala. A red bindu marks its forehead. Its raised hands hold a trident-like emblem and a drum-like object. - Nithyanandapedia

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A black stone deity murti stands outdoors beneath leafy trees, wearing an orange cloth garment and a striped headwrap with orange edging. It is garlanded with red and yellow flower strands and wears a rudraksha mala. A red bindu marks its forehead. Its raised hands hold a trident-like emblem and a drum-like object.

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July 22 2010

A black stone statue of a deity murti stands outdoors among green leafy trees. The figure has four arms, one hand raised holding a flame-like object, another holding a small cylindrical item, and the others in gesture poses. It wears an orange draped garment with a golden border, an orange and red turban-like headwrap, and a red tilak mark on the forehead. Thick garlands of yellow marigolds and purple and magenta flowers hang across its chest and shoulders.

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A dark stone statue of a deity stands outdoors among green leaves and branches. The murti wears a red and orange turban-style cloth, a dark rudraksha-style mala, and a saffron-orange garment with gold border. It is garlanded with red rose garlands and yellow and purple flower garlands. Its raised hands hold a trident-like staff and a drum-like object, with a ring and bangles on the wrists. A small tilak mark is visible on the forehead. The statue is a sculpture, not a living person.

A dark stone statue of a multi-armed deity murti stands outdoors among leafy green branches. The figure wears a saffron-orange draped cloth, an orange and maroon patterned head wrap, and a gold-bordered waist cloth. It is adorned with garlands of yellow marigolds, purple flowers and red roses, along with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on the forehead. One hand holds a trident-like implement and another rests in a mudra. This is a statue, not a living person, so no physical people are present.

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A dark stone statue of a multi-armed deity murti stands outdoors among green leaves. The figure wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the body and a red-and-gold patterned headcloth, with a red kumkum mark on the forehead. Long garlands of yellow and purple-magenta flowers hang across the chest and shoulders. One raised hand holds a ritual implement, while another hand is raised in a blessing gesture. The statue appears to be in a garden or temple grounds setting.

A dark stone statue of a four-armed deity murti stands outdoors among green leaves. The figure wears an orange cloth wrapped as a turban and an orange shawl over the chest, with a red tilak on the forehead. Garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds and white flowers hang across the shoulders, and a dark rudraksha mala falls down the chest. One hand holds a trident-like staff and another holds a flower-like emblem, while the lower hands are raised in mudra. The statue is the only subject; no living people are visible.

A dark stone murti of Shiva, shown as a statue rather than a living person, stands outdoors among green leaves. It is adorned with a thick garland of red roses, yellow marigolds and purple flowers, an orange and gold patterned shawl draped across the chest, and a rudraksha mala. A red and gold cloth is wrapped around the head like a turban, with a red tilak on the forehead. One hand holds a trident and the other a damaru-like drum, with a serpent coiled around the trident shaft. The image is an archive photograph with a copyright notice overlaid at the lower right.

A black stone statue of Lord Dakshinamurthy, a form of Shiva, is shown outdoors against green leafy trees. The murti wears an orange and green striped headcloth with a red tilak on the forehead, an orange saffron-coloured dhoti-style wrap, and a rudraksha mala on its chest. Garlands of red roses and yellow marigolds drape over its shoulders, and its raised hands hold a drum and a flame. No physical people are visible.

A dark stone statue of a four-armed deity murti stands outdoors in front of green foliage. The figure wears an orange-red head cloth with a red-and-gold band, an orange saffron-coloured shawl draped over its shoulders, and a red tilak mark on the forehead. Long garlands of yellow, purple, pink and white flowers hang from its shoulders, and a rudraksha mala rests on its chest. One upper hand holds a damaru-like drum, another makes a blessing gesture, and the lower hands are raised in mudra. A carved silver-toned frame edges the right side of the image.

A dark stone statue of a four-armed deity murti stands among green leaves outdoors. It wears an orange saffron wrap draped over the body and an orange head cloth, with a red bindi on the forehead. Long garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds and white flowers hang from its shoulders, and a rudraksha mala with dark beads falls across the chest. Its raised hands hold a trident-like staff and a small ritual object, while the other hands show mudra gestures.

A black stone murti of Dakshinamurthy, a form of Shiva as teacher, is shown in close view outdoors among green leaves. The figure wears an orange and yellow patterned headwrap, a red tilak dot on the forehead, and an orange saffron cloth draped over the shoulder. Garlands of red roses and yellow marigolds hang across the chest and arms, with a rudraksha mala at the neck. A silver ornate arch frames the left side of the image.