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A painted clay figure of a male deity murti in a durga-puja style display, shown with a fair face, black curly hair, a red tilak on the forehead, and dark moustache. It wears a white lace-like cut-paper jewellery and necklace, gold brocade shawl with rainbow trim, and a silver brocade dhoti. Its raised right hand holds a silver metal serpent-headed makara-like weapon, and a dark blue bird figure sits at its hip. Behind it stands a green-faced figure with black hair and a white floral backdrop of cut-paper rosettes. No living person is shown.

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October 08 20102010-10-08 +1 copiesSeptember 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesA life-size painted clay murti of a female deity stands on a red-draped platform in front of a large white fan-shaped backdrop with ornate rosette and lace-like patterns. The figure wears a white and red skirt with gold trim, a purple shawl with silver embroidery, red flower garlands, white jewelled jewellery, and a tilak on the forehead. She holds a trident-like weapon in one hand and a small bird in the other. To the left, a second deity with a veena-like instrument is partly visible, and to the right a dark murti wears an orange cloth. A terracotta pot sits nearby. No living people are visible.2010-10-09October 10 20132013-10-10October 15 20102010-10-15October 08 20102010-10-08September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +3 copiesTwo painted statues in a temple or festival setting. On the left, a female deity figure with long black hair, a red bindi, large white floral ornaments on her ears and shoulders, and a red flower garland. In the centre, a male deity murti with long curly black hair, a white ornate headdress and collar, a red and green flower garland, a purple patterned cloth, and a silver sword or blade raised in one hand. The background is an orange wall and red-and-white striped drapery. The figures are statues, not living people, and no physical person is visible.2010-10-09Night photograph of a large group of painted clay deity murtis under an open-sided shelter. Central multi-armed Durga figure in white and red sari with a crown-like white lace headdress, flanked by blue-skinned Kali with a protruding tongue and a necklace of severed heads, a golden-maned lion with open jaws, a green-skinned demon figure holding a sword, and Saraswati in white with a gold-and-green sari holding a veena. The statues are decorated with white lace and sequined trim. No living people are visible.2013-10-08October 10 20102010-10-10Large white clay murti of a multi-armed goddess Durga, dressed in white with red-gold trim, standing atop a lion while battling a teal-skinned demon with a sword. Flanking deities include a pink Ganesha figure in gold garments and a pink-clad male deity holding a sword, plus smaller female figures with white headdresses. A red cloth covers the base under a covered pavilion at night. No living people are clearly visible; a partially visible figure at the left edge is blurred.2014-09-30