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A photograph taken from a low angle shows a large multi-armed painted statue of a deity rising above a grey concrete wall against a partly cloudy blue sky. The figure wears a yellow and white striped lower garment, a teal and orange crown, and holds several raised arms with objects including a disc-like weapon. Bare branches of a leafless tree stand at left, a green-roofed structure appears at upper right, and dry shrubs grow in the foreground. No people are visible.

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August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph of an outdoor statue of a multi-armed deity murti standing on a grey concrete plinth in a dry, open dirt area surrounded by palm trees and green bushes. The figure is painted in bright colours, with a tall ornate gold crown, a moustache, a gold necklace and a red-and-gold garment. It holds many raised arms with weapons and objects, including a sword resting against a blue demon figure lying at its feet. Small white and gold offering vessels and a conical gold item sit at the base. In the foreground, a red, yellow and green striped pole stands beside a black-and-white checkered block, and several iron trishula tridents stand in the ground to the left. No people are visible.2009-08-03May 30 20122012-05-30A roadside scene seen through a vehicle window, with a dirt road in the foreground. A large colourful statue of a multi-armed deity murti stands on a low plinth, painted in red, yellow and blue, with a crown, many raised arms holding objects, and a blue figure lying at its feet. A small yellow object and a white animal figure sit beside the base. A checkered black-and-white roadside marker post stands in front, with a red, yellow and green striped pole to the right. A uniformed man in a khaki cap stands near a teal wall at left, with palm and leafy trees behind. No a person candidate is visible.2009-08-03A brightly painted stone sculpture of a multi-headed, multi-armed deity seated cross-legged atop a temple gopuram. The figure has five faces, each with a crown, and many arms holding weapons and ritual objects, with a yellow flower-like emblem and bangles. Ornate gold necklaces and jewelled belts are painted in vivid red, blue, green and yellow, with a teal pedestal below. The sculpture is a deity murti; no living people are visible.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA painted statue of a four-armed deity stands within a shrine niche against a blue sky backdrop with green hills. The figure wears a tall ornate crown with jewels, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, a pink-and-maroon shawl over the shoulders, and a yellow dhoti with a jewelled waist band. Its upper hands hold a spear-like staff and a ceremonial object, while lower hands rest near a blue rock-like base. This appears to be a deity murti, with no living people present.2018-03-17 +1 copiesNovember 05 20062006-11-05A photograph of a large painted statue of a fierce multi-armed deity with a red-orange body, flaming golden hair and crown, bulging eyes and a mustache with fangs. The figure wears a gold waist belt and gold armbands and bracelets, a white sacred thread across the chest, and holds a golden mace, a sword, a bell-like object and other implements in its many hands. It stands before a teal wall with green and pink decorative pillars, in a temple or shrine setting. No physical people are visible.2013-02-20February 01 20152015-02-01July 25 20122012-07-25May 07 20122012-05-07Close-up of a richly painted temple gopuram sculpture, a multi-armed goddess in orange-red flame-like headdress and golden-yellow bodice with teal skirt, many hands holding weapons and objects including a bell and a lotus-like implement, flanked by smaller painted figures in green, blue and orange, with carved mythical beast heads and figures in the background on the tower.2012-05-29 +1 copies