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A painted stone or stucco relief sculpture of a small standing figure with hands pressed together in anjali mudra at the chest, shown bare-chested with a short waistcloth. The figure has a tall conical headdress, long hair, and green-and-black painted eyes, with a small deer or antelope carved beside its legs on a blue-grey temple wall with yellow and red trim. This is a carved deity or devotee figure on a temple surface, not a living person.

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Close-up photograph of a painted stone relief sculpture on a teal temple wall. A small standing figure with green-painted face, white-painted features and a red crown or headdress has hands pressed together in anjali mudra, bare-chested, wearing a short yellow-trimmed loincloth. Beside the figure is a spotted reddish-pink deer or antelope carving. The figure stands on a pink lotus-like pedestal. Only the sculpted figure and animal are present, with no physical people.2008-10-15May 07 20122012-05-07October 15 20082008-10-15February 08 20122012-02-08May 01 20122012-05-01A weathered pale stone statue of a four-armed deity standing on a rough stone base in front of a carved temple wall. The figure wears a tall crown, curled hair, and a beaded necklace, and holds objects in its hands. A stone dog stands beside its leg, looking to the left. Frayed electrical wires run across the top edge of the frame. The statue is a deity murti, with no visible people present.2010-01-07October 15 20082008-10-15A painted temple niche on a colourful gopuram-style facade depicts a bare-chested sage with a rudraksha mala, tilak markings and a topknot, seated beside a reclining child. Behind them are a painted tree with red fruit, blue hills and clouds, and a white lotus on a pedestal. The figures are sculpted or painted decorations, not physical people. The scene is a mural or statue, with no visible living people.2008-07-29September 05 20142014-09-05 +1 copiesFebruary 08 20122012-02-08A dark grey stone statue of a winged deity figure stands in prayer pose on a stepped rectangular pedestal against an orange brick wall, set on sandy ground. The figure has palms pressed together at the chest, a tall conical crown, large feathered wings with scale-like patterning, cobra motifs on the upper arms and waist, and a carved dhoti with a sash. This is a deity murti, not a living person, so no physical people are present.2011-02-28 +1 copiesA painted stone sculpture of a seated, mustached male figure in a temple niche, painted with orange-brown skin, a red jacket with white buttons and grey-blue shorts with white stripes, and a white headcloth with red tilak. The figure raises both hands in a gesture and has pink feet with bangles. The niche is lined with grey stone blocks and carved stone on the left, with a green painted floor.2012-02-08