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A photograph of a long row of identical dark stone or metal deity murti figures seated on a black tiered platform against a plain white wall. Each small figure wears a tall crown, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a draped cloth in a different colour, including orange, yellow, purple, red, green, blue and pink. A black curtain edge and a speaker stand at the left and right edges. No physical people are visible.

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November 15 To 19 2007 - At Kailasa In LosAngeles2007-11-15 +3 copiesA row of many small dark stone or metal figures of seated deity murtis, arranged in tiers across a black-draped stage. Each figure wears a garland of beads and a cloth wrap in a different bright colour, including orange, yellow, green, purple, red, magenta and blue. The figures are rendered in a uniform seated pose with hands in their laps. A white wall and dark curtain form the backdrop. No living people are visible in the frame.2007-11-15A photograph of a large display of rows of dark stone-like seated deity murti statues, arranged in tiered rows across a black draped platform in front of a white wall. Each figure wears a rudraksha-style mala necklace and a draped cloth in varied colours including magenta, purple, green, yellow, orange, red, white and blue. Some figures have tall conical crowns. A dark curtain edges the right side and a speaker sits at the left edge.2007-11-15 +3 copiesA photograph of a long row of small dark stone or bronze-look deity murti figures arranged in tiers on a black stepped platform against a white cinderblock wall. Each figure wears a beaded or rudraksha-style garland and a draped cloth in a different colour, including yellow, orange, red, purple, green, blue, pink and white. A black speaker stands at the left edge and a dark curtain at the right. No people are visible, only the figures and the platform.2007-11-15A photograph of a large arranged display of approximately fifty small black stone-coloured figurines or busts of a seated, bald-headed figure wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Each figure is draped in a different coloured cloth, including orange, red, magenta, purple, yellow, green, blue and pink, arranged in tiered rows on a black stepped platform against a white wall, with a red curtain and a speaker at the sides. No living people are visible; the figures are statues or murtis displayed as a set.2007-11-20A photograph of a temple-like hall where a row of many small black stone deity murtis stands in front of a white wall, each dressed in brightly coloured cloths of red, orange, yellow, green, purple and pink, with beaded garlands. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron robe and bare upper body holds a silver bell or handbell and stands beside a small lamp on a ledge, performing a puja. At right a larger deity figure with an orange crown and gold ornaments stands partly visible, and a dark curtain hangs behind.2007-11-20A photograph of many black stone statues of a seated sage-like figure arranged in rows against a white block wall. Each statue wears an orange cloth wrapped around the lower body with a green and gold border, and has a beaded rudraksha-style mala around its neck, with white forehead markings. The statues are set on a dark base at the foot of an ornate gold-leaf carved panel on the right, with orange drapery and floral garlands visible at the left edge. No living people are visible.2009-11-04A photograph of a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes, walking barefoot on a dark stage and holding a lit flame toward a long wall of black stone lingam-shaped murtis. The murtis are arranged in rows and draped in cloths of orange, yellow, red, green, blue, purple and magenta, with beaded necklaces. A black speaker stands at left and a blue tape line marks the floor. The priest appears to be performing aarti or lamp offering to the rows of Shiva lingams.2007-11-20A photograph of a priest in saffron-orange robes, bald-headed and bare-shouldered on the left, holding a lamp or camphor flame toward a large tiered display of black linga-form murtis. Dozens of small black Shiva lingas stand in rows, each draped with coloured cloth in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and magenta, and wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The white wall behind and a dark carpet complete the setting. A copyright overlay appears in the lower right corner.2007-11-20A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left, raising a lit oil lamp (aarti) with his right arm toward a long wall of rows of small black Shiva lingam-style deity murtis, each draped with cloth in red, orange, yellow, green, and purple, and adorned with garlands. Two gilded deity statues with crowns stand at the far upper left edge. A black speaker and stand sit near the statues against a white cinder-block wall. The scene reads as a ritual lamp offering before the many draped murtis.2007-11-20A photograph of a temple room where a priest in orange robes stands at the left edge, facing a long row of dark stone or metal lingam-type figures on a black platform. Each figure wears a draped cloth in red, orange, yellow, green, magenta or purple, and a bead garland. The priest, bald-headed with a light sacred thread, holds a lit oil lamp toward the figures. Behind him stand two painted deity statues with gold crowns and a black loudspeaker on a stand. The walls are white and the floor is grey carpet.2007-11-20A photograph of a long, tiered display of many identical seated figures arranged in rows on a black-draped stepped platform in a bright hall. Each figure wears an orange-saffron robe and a dark, ornate headdress, and they appear to be statues or murtis rather than living people. A golden carved arch stands at the right edge, and an orange silk drape hangs at the left beside a small purple emblem on the wall. Small placards sit on the platform, and the polished concrete floor reflects the arrangement.2009-10-17