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Close photograph of a temple doorway interior with a silver-plated panel showing a repoussé standing deity murti, four-armed, wearing a tall conical crown, holding a trident and other attributes, with an ornate silver arch above and a silver-covered frame. To the left, a carved grey granite figure of a female attendant stands in relief. Lower right shows a small carved lion or mythical beast. No people are visible.

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January 09 20082008-01-09A silver-plated relief panel on a temple wall shows a standing four-armed deity murti. She holds a trident and other implements, with a lion or animal at her feet. Red kumkum marks are dabbed on the silver and on the adjacent stone sculpture, which shows a pillar figure with a red tilak on the forehead. The setting is a dim temple interior with ornate silver panels. No people are visible.2008-01-09January 09 20082008-01-09A photograph of an ornate embossed silver panel mounted on a wall, showing a seated four-armed goddess in relief within a decorated arched frame with floral scrollwork. The deity holds a book or scroll in one upper hand, a lotus-like object in another, and a small pot or vessel at her side, with a crown and jewelled ornaments. Foliate borders and bead-like ornamentation frame the central deity murti. No people are visible.2008-01-09Close view of an ornate embossed silver panel depicting a seated four-armed goddess in a decorated frame with floral scrollwork and a rounded arch above her head. She holds objects in her raised hands, and the surrounding border is studded with repeated relief patterns. Dark wood or shadow surrounds the panel.2008-01-09A repoussé silver relief panel showing a seated four-armed deity murti in a decorated arched niche with scrolling floral and foliate borders. The figure wears a tall crown, layered necklaces and a sash, holds a staff-like implement and other objects in its hands, and sits in a cross-legged pose on a stepped pedestal. No people are visible in the scene.2008-01-09Close-up photograph of an ornate embossed silver-toned metal door panelled into a grid of square relief plaques. Each square shows a seated deity murti in an arched niche with decorative scrollwork and borders; one shows a figure with multiple arms and a lotus, another a seated figure playing a veena-like instrument, and others show seated figures with raised hands. Red kumkum marks dot the metal. Blue-grey painted wood frame edge at right. No people are visible.2008-01-09January 09 20082008-01-09January 09 20082008-01-09A repoussé silver relief panel showing a seated goddess in a lotus-style posture on a pedestal. She wears a tall ornate crown, a beaded necklace and jewelled armlets, and holds a staff or rod in one raised hand and a lotus or sceptre-like object in the other. The panel is framed by intricate floral scrollwork and swirling vine borders, in a metallic silvery finish. No people are visible; the figure is a deity murti depicted in metalwork.2008-01-09Close-up of a dark metal panel with four recessed niches framed by ornate scrollwork, each holding a seated deity murti. Upper left shows a multi-armed goddess seated on a lotus-style base; upper right shows a figure with a veena, a stringed instrument; lower left shows a seated goddess with raised hands; lower right shows a four-armed seated deity. The panel has a grey, hammered metallic finish and stands against a dark interior background.2008-01-09January 09 20082008-01-09