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A tabletop display of childhood objects on a white cloth against a blue-grey wall. Two dark stone murtis stand at the back: a tall standing deity with four arms and a crown, and a seated multi-armed deity with a crown. In front, a small photo card shows a bearded, bare-chested man seated cross-legged with a white cloth over his shoulder, next to an aged, worn book with Tamil-script writing on its cover. Small brass figurines sit in the foreground, including a lamp, a seated bull, a seated figure, a small deity seated on a throne, and a tiny standing figure. No people are physically present.

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Photograph of a tabletop display of childhood worship objects on a light cloth against a dark grey background. A tall dark stone standing figure of a multi-armed deity murti stands centre, with a smaller dark stone seated deity murti at right. At left leans a small framed photograph of a bearded seated man with bare upper body and white cloth, beside an old worn brown book. In front are several small brass or gold-toned items: a lamp-like figure, a small seated Nandi-like bull, a Ganesha figure and a small standing figure. The scene shows no physical people. A printed portrait of a seated man appears in the small photo, which the page associates with a person; the appearance is not clearly identifiable.A tabletop display of childhood objects on a white cloth against a grey wall. A tall grey stone deity murti with multiple arms stands at centre, holding objects in its hands. To its right is a smaller grey stone seated deity figure with multiple arms. On the left, a worn brown cloth-bound book with handwritten Tamil inscription lies beside a small framed photograph of a bearded, bare-chested seated man in a white cloth, hands folded in his lap. In front, a row of small brass figurines includes a lamp, a seated bull, a small deity figure, a seated multi-armed figure and a standing figure. The photograph is a printed picture of a person, not a physical person in the scene.Rare archival collectionOctober 24 20112011-10-24October 24 20112011-10-24Rare archival collectionRare archival collectionA small carved grey stone figure of a seated four-armed deity murti stands on a white draped cloth. The figure wears a tall conical crown, has incised geometric patterns on its body and a dark round pendant or bead at its neck. Its hands hold objects and rest on the lap, with the carved surfaces showing weathering. No people are present.A small carved grey stone statue of a four-armed standing deity murti on a white cloth. The figure wears a tall conical crown, a broad ornate collar and a pleated lower garment with a belt, and holds raised hands with a mudra and attributes. Its flat octagonal base is carved with decorative bands. The plain white background makes the carved detail stand out. No people are visible; the statue is the only subject.October 24 20112011-10-24October 24 20112011-10-24Photograph of a set of small brass deity figurines and ritual objects arranged on a white cloth. Left, a seated Ganesha figure with an elephant head and raised hand. Centre, a four-armed seated goddess with a conical crown holding objects in her hands, set on a silver-toned pedestal. Right of centre, a shivalinga with a cobra hood above it, beside a small standing female figure holding a flower. In the lower right, a small rounded object on a square base. No people are visible in the scene.