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A photo of a long row of small gilded metal deity murti figures, many under arched prabhavali frames, lined up on a light wooden shelf. Two men stand behind the shelf: an older man with white hair, a white moustache and a white shirt wearing a lanyard, and a younger man in a white shirt. A teal cloth lies on the left and a framed picture hangs on the wall above. The figures include a flute-playing deity form on the right and several standing deity murti in the centre. A digital timestamp reads 12 9:50 in the lower right corner.

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Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityPhotograph of a row of gilded brass deity murtis and temple figures lined up along a pale marble-topped ledge in a dim interior. Nearest is a figure playing a flute beside a smaller standing child figure, followed by standing deity murtis within arched prabhavali frames, and further along seated figures and more small murtis receding into the distance. A green plastic bag sits on the right beside stacked wrapped bundles. A timestamp reading 12 9:35 appears in the lower right corner. No people are visible.A photograph of a display of small gilt brass deity figurines arranged on a wooden table in a shop or museum-like room. Many standing and seated figures with crowns and tall headdresses stand on lotus-petal pedestals, including a seated bull figure with a crescent-shaped ornament at the lower right. Other brass pieces and a mounted figure appear in the background and at the left edge. No people are visible. A purple logo appears in the upper left corner.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA cluttered indoor room crowded with gilded bronze deity murtis and processional figures, each adorned with crowns, garlands and white flowers. Several figures wear white dhotis or blue cloth and gold necklaces; one standing murti holds a trident-like staff and a conch-shaped object. A dark patterned cloth covers a chair behind them, and cardboard boxes, a black vase and a metal urn sit at the right. A digital timestamp reads 12 9:36. No living people are visible.August 06 20142014-08-06A row of gilded bronze deity statues stands on a concrete floor in a plain white-walled hall with an orange door at right. The statues include multi-armed figures and an elephant-headed Ganesha with a dark brown, gold-toned finish, several dressed in red, pink, green and orange cloths. Behind them hang two large printed portraits: the left shows a woman with long dark hair and a red bindi, and the right shows a woman with long dark hair and a red bindi playing a bamboo flute, wearing a white garment and a beaded necklace. A teal striped cloth draped over a box sits at left, and a metal scaffold stands between the portraits. No physical people are visible.2007-02-02 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12A room arranged with gilded bronze deity murtis on a white-draped table and a raised dark platform. A large bronze Ganesha stands at right, garlanded with red and yellow marigold strands and red cloth. Other figures include a dancing Shiva-like murti, a bronze with an arched prabhavali halo, and small figurines. Behind them, framed prints show a figure in orange robes, and a rows of brass oil lamps sit at left. No people are visible in the scene.2006-10-01August 06 20142014-08-06A man in a striped salmon-and-cream shirt with a red and white beaded garland leans over a metal table, closely examining a row of polished bronze deity statues. He holds a small glass bottle in one hand and gestures toward the figures with the other. Behind him, a red velvet drape hangs over a shelf, and several more bronze and dark metal idols, including a seated deity and fragmentary limbs, lie on the table and a blue cloth.2016-12-12Indoor workshop scene with several gilded metal deity murtis standing on wooden bases, a wooden palanquin-style cradle or swing frame, and brass lamps and bells spread on a white cloth on the floor. A man in white dhoti and shirt on the left presses his palms together in namaskar, his neck garlanded. On the right, a person in orange-red robes with a yellow border holds a shallow brass bowl and stands beside the wooden frame, head bowed. Behind them are a plain whitewashed wall, a caged light fixture and a framed picture. Three people are visible in total, one partially at the left edge.2014-08-06