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May 14 20122012-05-14 +3 copiesA dark stone deity murti. It is draped with a striped multicoloured cloth border and garlanded with orange flower and rudraksha-style bead garlands. A silver trident-like ornament or staff stands at the left, with a crescent-shaped silver piece and a decorative silver necklace on the chest. A white dhoti-like cloth covers the lower body. A small caption at the lower right reads a copyright credit. No people are visible.2012-05-21July 27 20102010-07-27 +1 copiesA dark stone murti of Soma Sundareshwara, a form of Shiva, stands against a yellow-gold wall with ornate gilded framing at the right edge. The deity wears a pink flower garland on the head, a white tilak mark on the forehead, and a bright orange and gold-bordered shawl draped over the shoulders and arms. The image is a statue, not a living person, and no people are visible.2012-05-14May 21 20122012-05-21 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13A dark stone deity murti stands in a carved niche, dressed for worship. It wears a gold crown with a central stone, layered gold and pearl necklaces, and rudraksha mala strands across the chest. A pink-red trident-like staff rises beside the figure, and a white cloth with a red-and-gold border drapes over the top of the niche and falls at the sides.2012-05-31A black stone deity murti is dressed in a red sari and draped with white and orange flower garlands, with a gold-toned face and a silver-and-gold ornament at the chest. Rows of red and white marks decorate the forehead and body. An oil lamp burns above the murti, and a bronze or brass backdrop sits behind it. In the foreground, the blurred shoulder and arm of a person in white clothing appears at the right edge, partly visible. This is a photograph of a deity murti during worship, with no clear view of a person.2012-05-18August 28 20042004-08-28 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14May 14 20122012-05-14 +3 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13