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A large figure built from bamboo poles lashed together with twine, dressed in an orange silk sari with gold zari border and red blouse sleeves. The figure has golden arms raised with fingers forming mudras, and a golden crown on its head. Bamboo bindings and a wall with a window form the background. No physical people are visible.

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2008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of a large bamboo-and-cloth figure, a kattumurthy frame, draped in an orange silk sari with wide gold zari borders over a deep red underskirt. The gilded head and hands are visible, with bamboo poles tied in a lattice behind it and a pale wooden platform beneath. No people are visible in the frame.2007-05-09A photograph of a costumed performer wearing a gold-coloured, helmet-like headdress and a gold and orange sari-style garment over red sleeves, with gold armlets and bangles. The figure holds up one hand in a gesture and extends the other arm with a rod-like prop. Bamboo poles bound with rope frame the figure in a dim, plain concrete room with a small window, hanging white cloth, a metal pot and a bucket on the floor. The figure appears to be a costumed ritual or folk-art performer rather than a person in a seated role, and no a person depiction is clearly identifiable.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of a Kattumurthy, a bamboo-framed effigy of a deity wrapped in red cloth with gold-coloured arms and a gold crown-like head, held together by rope bindings to bamboo poles. The figure raises two gold hands in gesture. At the upper right, a standing person in white clothing wears a rudraksha mala and an orange sash, visible only partially. The setting is a plain room with pale walls and a doorway, with other red cloth bundles at the lower left.2007-05-09A photograph of a kattumurthy, a tall bamboo-framed effigy wrapped in red cloth with gold-bordered trim, its arms extended and tied with cord to the bamboo frame. Metal ornaments and bangles adorn the figure's arms and the top of its head. Bamboo poles and a loose red cloth lie to the left, and a partly visible person in white clothing stands at the right edge, with another white-clad figure in the background near a tap. The scene appears to be a workshop or practice space for preparing the traditional structure.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A photograph of a bamboo framework wrapped in rope and draped with red cloth bearing gold zari borders, forming a figure of a deity with a gilded metal head crowned by a tall finial and gilded metal hands raised in mudras, one holding a staff-like implement. A figure in white with orange cloth stands at the left edge, partially visible from the waist down. The setting is a plain whitewashed wall with a concrete floor and loose rope coiled at the lower left. The scene suggests a traditional craft or ritual preparation of a kattumurthy-style figure, with bamboo poles leaning against the wall behind. Watermarked archive photo.2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-092008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09