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A large unpainted grey clay or plaster sculpture of a four-armed deity murti stands against a rough whitewashed wall. The figure wears a tall ornate crown, a three-line tilak on the forehead, layered necklaces, armlets, a patterned waist sash and a dhoti with pleated folds. Its raised hands hold a lotus-like object and a club or mace, while another hand is raised in a blessing gesture. No people are visible, and the sculpture appears to be a work in progress.

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A large unpainted grey clay or plaster sculpture of a standing deity murti, under construction in a plain room with whitewashed block walls and a bare concrete floor. The figure wears a tall ornate crown, earrings, layered necklaces, armbands, a sacred thread and an ornamental waist cloth with pleated legs. One raised hand holds a lotus-like emblem and the other holds a trident-like or ceremonial object, while a mace-like staff rests at its side. A plastic bag and a small wooden door are at the right edge. No physical people are visible.2011-11-20November 20 20112011-11-20A large unpainted grey clay or plaster statue of a multi-armed deity stands against a rough concrete block wall beside a doorway. The figure wears a tall cylindrical crown with a central ornament, a horizontal tilak on the forehead, large earrings, a layered necklace, a decorated waist belt and a draped dhoti. Its upper hands hold a lotus-like object and a chakra-like discus, while a lower hand rests on a mace or club with a sculpted base. No people are visible, and the figure is a statue rather than a person.2011-11-20A large unpainted grey stone or plaster statue of a standing four-armed deity murti stands against a rough white-washed concrete block wall beside an open doorway. The figure wears a tall ornate crown, a layered necklace, armbands, a sash and a jewelled waist ornament, and holds a mace or club in one lower hand and a lotus-like object in another. No people are visible in the scene.2011-11-20A grey unpainted standing statue of a four-armed deity murti in an unfinished workshop, set against a rough whitewashed wall. The figure wears a tall crown, large round earrings, a layered necklace, a sacred thread across the chest, an ornate waist belt and a draped dhoti with patterned edging. One hand holds a club or mace resting on the floor, another raised hand shows a gesture, and the upper hands hold objects that look like lotus or flower forms. The statue appears to be a clay or plaster mould with surface detail still being worked. A blue cloth lies at the lower right. No people are visible in the scene.2011-11-20November 20 20112011-11-20A large unpainted grey clay or plaster sculpture of a standing four-armed deity murti under a corrugated roof against a rough cinderblock wall. The figure wears a tall ornate crown, layered necklaces, armlets, a decorated belt and a flowing draped cloth. One hand is raised in a gesture, while the others hold a club-like mace and other attributes, several arms still partly unfinished. A worker in a checked shirt and sandals, holding a small bucket and a brush, is touching up the statue's arm with a tool. No painted colours or readable text are visible.2011-11-20A large unpainted grey stone or cast-concrete statue of a standing deity figure, shown from the chest down against a pale plastered wall. The figure wears an ornate carved necklace, armbands, a belt with a lion-face medallion and a draped dhoti with pleated folds. In its raised left hand it holds a mace with a tapering shaft and lotus-petal base, and the other hand is raised with fingers curled. A blue cloth sack lies on the dusty ground at the right. No people are visible.2011-11-20November 20 20112011-11-20A man in a maroon shirt and dark track trousers paints a large grey clay murti of a four-armed deity standing in a bare plaster-walled workshop. The statue wears a tall ornate crown, a layered bead necklace, armlets, a jewelled waist belt and a mace-like club held low at its left side. The painter holds a small brush to the raised hand, while a white bucket sits in his other hand beside a doorway.2011-11-20February 28 20112011-02-28 +1 copiesA grey stone sculpture of a four-armed standing deity murti with a tall conical crown, carved necklaces and a sash-like ornament across the chest. The figure stands on a lotus-patterned pedestal beside a carved peacock-like bird with a long curled tail, and a fanned tail-feather relief at the right. Two upraised hands hold attributes shaped like pointed weapons, while the lower hands are in mudra poses. The sculpture stands against a white draped fabric backdrop.