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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.

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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.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.October 24 20112011-10-24Rare archival collectionRare archival collectionOctober 24 20112011-10-24Five small brass or gold-toned murti figurines arranged in a row on a pale, wrinkled white cloth. From left: a seated four-armed goddess with a tall crown and a raised hand, on a pedestal; a small shivalinga with a round base; a recumbent bull, Nandi; a seated elephant-headed Ganesha figure on a pedestal; and a standing robed female figure with hair in a bun. No people are visible. The background is plain and neutral.Rare archival collectionOctober 24 20112011-10-24October 24 20112011-10-24A 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.October 24 20112011-10-24