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A woman in a white saree with thin yellow-striped border and small yellow embroidered motifs embraces a large black stone statue, resting her head against its chest with eyes closed. The black statue wears an orange robe, a red-and-orange turban with a red tilak, and rudraksha-style beads; it holds a raised hand near a flame-like finial. Its chest and arms are draped with garlands of yellow and magenta flowers. The statue stands on a carved black stone base with reliefs of seated figures beneath a silver ornate arch framed by tree branches and green foliage.

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A black stone statue of a four-armed deity stands in a silver-framed arch, surrounded by green leaves. The statue wears an orange turban and orange garments, and is draped in thick garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and purple and red flowers. A small red tilak marks its forehead, and it holds a snake-entwined staff and a flame-like object in its upper hands. In the lower left, a woman in a white sari with a gold border leans in and touches her forehead to the statue's base in reverence, a padapuja-style offering. The statue is a murti rather than a living person, and the scene is an outdoor temple setting.2010-09-14August 03 20102010-08-03A black stone statue of a seated figure, draped in orange cloth with an orange head wrap and a red tilak, stands under a silver ornamental arch in a tree-shaded outdoor setting. The statue wears long garlands of yellow, white, and purple-red flowers and holds up hand gestures and a ritual implement. A woman in a white blouse and a dark blue-and-white patterned sari bows forward, pressing her hands and forehead to the statue's feet at its base. The statue is a deity murti or devotional figure, not a living person, and the bowing woman is the only physical person visible.2010-09-14A black stone statue of a four-armed deity stands under an ornate silver arch, framed by green leafy trees. The murti wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over its body and an orange turban-like head wrap, with a red bindi on the forehead. It is adorned with thick garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and purple and red flowers, and a rudraksha-style bead necklace hangs at its chest. A woman in a white sari with gold border bows forward at the lower left, her forehead pressed to the statue's base in a gesture of devotion. Her wrists are bangled and she wears a gold-rimmed sari.2010-09-14A woman in a white sari with orange and green borders bows forward and presses her hands to a black stone statue of a seated deity under a banyan tree. The statue wears an orange cloth, an orange and gold headwrap, a rudraksha mala, and thick garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves. Her own rudraksha mala hangs from her neck. The black stone pedestal carries relief carvings of seated figures, and a silver arch frames the tree behind. A partially visible man stands at the left edge.2010-07-08A woman in a white blouse and a blue-and-white patterned sari bends forward and touches her forehead to the feet of a large black stone statue under a carved silver arch. The statue wears an orange-saffron shawl and an orange turban with a vermilion tilak, and has several raised arms holding ritual objects. Yellow and orange marigold garlands with purple and white accents hang from its shoulders. The arch stands among leafy green trees, with a low wall and grass behind it.2010-09-14August 07 20102010-08-07A black stone statue of a multi-armed deity stands under an ornate silver arch in an outdoor garden setting with dense green foliage behind it. The statue wears an orange cloth wrapped around the head and body, a red bindi on the forehead, rudraksha beads, and garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves, with strips of white paper tied around it. An elderly woman in a green sari and a green blouse stands at the left, leaning in with palms pressed together in namaskar as she faces the statue. Rose petals lie on the black pedestal at the base.2010-07-10July 08 20102010-07-08A dark stone statue of a seated four-armed deity, draped in an orange cloth with a saffron and gold-striped head covering and a rudraksha-style bead mala, is garlanded with thick chains of red and yellow marigolds and red roses. A woman in a white dress with pink floral print bows forward with her face pressed against the statue's hand, in an outdoor setting under a banyan tree with a silver arch behind. Carved reliefs of small seated figures decorate the black stone base. The statue is a deity murti, not a living person, so no in-person candidate is present.2010-07-08August 01 20102010-08-01July 08 20102010-07-08