A grey stone statue of a standing deity murti is shown in a workshop yard. The figure has multiple arms, a tall ornate headdress, a broad jewelled belt and a long carved garment hanging from its arm. Beside it are other carved stone sculptures, including a large figure with raised hands and a seated figure, and blue-painted shelving holding small carved stone deities. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A grey stone statue of a standing deity murti is shown in a workshop yard. The figure has multiple arms, a tall ornate headdress, a broad jewelled belt and a long carved garment hanging from its arm. Beside it are other carved stone sculptures, including a large figure with raised hands and a seated figure, and blue-painted shelving holding small carved stone deities. No people are visible.

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A grey stone statue of a standing female deity murti stands in a workshop, one hand raised in a mudra and the other arm lowered, wearing a jewelled belt, armbands and a high ornate headdress. Behind it stand other carved stone deity figures against a blue wall, and to the right a large carved figure with raised arms and a serpent-like element is partly visible. The statues are unpainted, showing fine chisel detail on the garments and jewellery.

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Photograph of a standing grey stone deity murti on a rectangular plinth against a white draped cloth backdrop. The figure wears a tall conical crown, a heavy necklace, armlets and a dhoti-style lower garment with a flowing scarf, holding a lotus-like object in one hand and a small vessel or lamp in the other. No physical people are visible; the statue is the sole subject.

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