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A black stone statue of a seated four-armed deity, shown as Dakshinamurthy under a banyan tree, stands in a carved stone arch. The murti wears an orange saffron cloth draped over its shoulders and a white flower garland with a blue and gold ornamental collar. One hand holds a small drum-like object and another a flame or ritual item, while the base carries carved figures of seated meditators. Dense banyan branches and green leaves fill the background. No physical people are visible, and the figure is a statue, not a person.

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A dark stone statue of Dakshinamurthy, the seated form of Shiva as teacher, sits on a black rock pedestal beneath an ornately carved stone arch set among leafy tree branches. The figure wears an orange saffron cloth draped over the body and an orange turban, with a white jasmine garland and a blue and white beaded collar. Its hands hold a drum and a flame-like object, and a white beaded bracelet is on one wrist. Carved relief figures, including a seated meditating figure, decorate the rock base. A red-painted base is at the bottom. No living people are visible.2007-05-04A black stone statue of Lord Dakshinamurthy, the seated form of Shiva as teacher, sits under a carved stone arch within a banyan-tree canopy. The figure wears an orange cloth wrapped over the shoulders and lap and an orange head wrap, with a white flower garland and a blue-and-white beaded collar. Its hands hold a drum-like instrument and a flame-shaped object, and a small seated figure is carved on the pedestal below. 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