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A photo of a table covered with a white cloth displaying a row of brightly painted small deity figurines and murtis. Left to right: a figure with a golden crown and gold jewellery, a blue-skinned figure in yellow dhoti, a figure in red with a gold crown, a central figure in yellow seated on a red throne with the word PADUKA on its base, and a seated figure with a blue-green and gold garment beside a Shiva lingam with a cobra hood. Two tall green painted parrot-headed figures with chains stand in the centre back. At right, a golden seated figure holds a veena, and a pink Ganesha figure appears at the edge. These are statues, not people, so no physical people are present.

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October 12 20072007-10-12A photograph of a shelf display of painted clay or plaster deity figurines on white cloth. The upper row includes multiple small colourful murtis: a Ganesha seated on a pink lotus, a Saraswati with a veena in pale orange, a blue-skinned deity in orange garments, and a Lakshmi-type figure seated on a lotus with gold ornaments. Figures wear gold-coloured crowns, garlands and ornate necklaces. The lower row shows standing figures in yellow, orange and green garments with halos and flower garlands, some holding weapons or objects. No people are visible; these are statues only, and the figurines are displayed as deity murti rather than as a ritual event.2007-10-17A display table draped in white cloth holds a row of small painted resin figurines of Hindu deities and saints for sale or devotion. Visible pieces include a Krishna playing a flute in blue and yellow, a Radha-Krishna pair against a dark arched backdrop, a Ganesha in red and pink, a seated Hanuman in orange and brown, a Saraswati with a veena in red and gold, and a deity murti in a gilded arched shrine. A seated figure in orange robes with a red-and-orange shawl holds up a long stick, and an orange-robed figure stands at the right edge. No people are clearly visible as physical attendees beyond these partially visible robed figures in the background, and the figurines and robes are not clearly in a staged ritual. Overall a merchandise or souvenir stall setting.2007-10-17A photograph of a table draped with a white cloth displaying a row of painted clay or resin figurines of deities and saints, each standing on a grey base. Figures have halos or haloed crowns and wear saffron-yellow dhotis with garlands and gold necklaces; one has a dark beard and a green-blue body, another a pink body, a red-faced figure stands at centre, and a blue-faced figure with a raised hand is at right. Two small glass-fronted boxes and a green glass cover hold small golden deity icons in the foreground. Other painted figures are visible at the top edge. No people are present.2007-10-17October 12 20072007-10-12October 12 20072007-10-12October 02 20112011-10-02September 09 20112011-09-09October 17 20072007-10-17October 17 20072007-10-17October 02 20112011-10-02October 04 20112011-10-04