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Two gilded metal murti of a deity pair, seated before a bright yellow cloth backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch. The figure on the left wears an orange turban with a crescent moon and a jewelled ornament, holds a green parrot and a golden staff, and has red lips and large earrings. The figure on the right wears a tall jewelled crown with white beaded fringe, a red garment and a nose ring, and is draped in white jasmine garlands and red rose garlands. Both are heavily adorned with layered gold necklaces, bangles and green leaf garlands. No physical people are visible; these are statues, described as deity murti.

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Close view of a pair of decorated metal deity murti in a temple shrine, adorned with yellow and magenta marigold garlands. The figure on the left wears a red turban with a crescent ornament, red robes, a multi-strand rudraksha mala and jeweled necklaces, and holds a raised hand with a green stone-accented object. Beside it, a figure with a jeweled crown and red sari-like garment wears layered gold and bead necklaces and large earrings. A trident-like ceremonial object appears at lower left and a red curtain backdrop frames the scene. These are statues, not living people.2010-12-28November 01 20112011-11-01Close view of two golden deity murti figures decorated for worship against a shimmering gold cloth backdrop. The figure on the left wears a green and orange turban and holds a golden staff with a small green finial, draped in red garland and orange cloth. The figure on the right wears an ornate jeweled crown with red and green stones, a nose ring, earrings, and a red flower garland over gold and jeweled necklaces, with a saree-like pale border. No physical people are visible; both are statue-like murtis.2011-11-01October 08 20132013-10-08Two gilded deity murti figures seated before a red velvet backdrop within an ornate gold frame. The figure on the left wears an orange turban with a jeweled crown above, a white beaded necklace over green clothing, and holds a small ceremonial object; a trident-like emblem is at the far left. The figure on the right wears a black headdress with silver embellishments, a gold and jewel necklace, a yellow and red garment, and wears large jeweled earrings. Both are garlanded with red roses and white flowers, and a floral garland hangs across the right figure.2014-09-04Close view of two gilded metal murtis of a deity pair, each with polished golden faces and jeweled ornaments. The left figure wears a saffron-orange turban and holds a raised golden staff, with rudraksha-like beads and a jeweled necklace. The right figure has a black-and-gold headpiece, a pink-and-gold sari, and layered gold necklaces. Behind them are garlands of yellow, red and white flowers.2008-03-22July 08 20102010-07-08February 08 20132013-02-08The figure on the left has a red and gold turban-like crown, a raised golden hand, and a wide stone necklace with jewelled pendants. The figure on the right wears a tall gold and jewelled crown with a red gem, a pearl necklace and red bead mala, and holds a ceremonial object. Garlands of red roses and yellow marigolds drape both murtis, and a small green parrot perches near the central hand. No physical people are visible.2013-07-04November 11 20112011-11-11November 05 20102010-11-05November 11 20112011-11-11