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Photograph of a dark stone deity murti standing in a niche with a marbled stone backdrop and white arched frame. The figure wears an orange and gold-bordered dhoti-style cloth and a draped orange and gold shawl, with a red flower on the crown and a small tilak on the forehead. A copper rod with a white-and-red cloth and flower tied near its top leans against the figure. In front sit a small steel bowl and a small steel plate on a green leaf on a wooden ledge. No people are visible.

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May 11 20122012-05-11A dark stone deity murti stands in a niche, draped in a red silk cloth with a gold border and wrapped with red fabric above. Garlands of green leaves and pink flowers hang over its head and shoulders. It holds a tall staff with a pointed wooden or brass-tipped head marked with white horizontal stripes, and a white vertical mark decorates its forehead. A small metal vessel sits at the bottom edge of the frame. The setting is a sandstone wall in a temple shrine.2012-05-14 +3 copiesMay 05 20122012-05-05A photograph of a shrine niche with a dark stone deity murti standing within an ornate gold arch, draped in a white dhoti-style cloth with a red and gold shawl and topped with a pink flower garland. A brass oil lamp burns to the right, with small brass vessels and scattered pink petals on the marble pedestal below. The marble-patterned wall and wooden door frame the niche. No people are visible.2012-05-14 +1 copiesA dark stone deity murti is shown from the chest up, facing forward against a gold-yellow backdrop with an ornate gilded frame edge. The murti wears a crown-like garland of dark rudraksha-style beads topped with pink rose petals, a white tilak mark on the forehead, and an orange and gold-bordered shawl draped over its shoulders. Strands of beads hang at its sides, and the image is clearly a statue, with no living people visible.2012-05-14September 18 20062006-09-18A black stone statue of Dakshinamurti, the teacher form of Shiva, shown at night against dark foliage. The murti wears a saffron-orange and gold headwrap with a red tilak mark on the forehead, and an orange-red cloth draped over its body. Rudraksha-style beads hang across the chest. One hand is raised in a mudra and another holds a small object near the chest. A silver-embossed frame edges the left side of the image, and a pale tree branch with a small hanging element appears in the background.2010-07-13September 27 20132013-09-27February 09 20122012-02-09A black stone serpent deity murti with a hooded cobra canopy of five heads stands on a dark square pedestal against a grey stone wall. Red kumkum dots mark the hoods and face, and a white cloth with red and orange borders is wrapped around its body. Small offerings lie at its base, including white flowers and a round metal lamp holder. A purple circular object with a white flame-like marking sits in the lower left corner. No people are visible.2010-01-07April 01 20132013-04-01May 24 20122012-05-24