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Close-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.

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January 09 20082008-01-09January 09 20082008-01-09January 09 20082008-01-09Close view of an ornate metal door panel with four recessed square relief carvings of seated deities, each within a decorative arched frame with foliate borders. The figures are multi-armed and seated in lotus-like postures; the upper figures hold ritual objects, and the figures have crowns and elaborate ornaments. The panel is dark bronze or silver-toned with raised studded borders, set in a temple doorway.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 20082008-01-09January 09 20082008-01-09A large embossed metal panel divided into four framed square relief panels, each showing a seated deity murti in an arched niche with decorative scrollwork. The figures appear to be ornately crowned deities with multiple arms, rendered in a golden-bronze metal finish. The surrounding frame is richly patterned with floral and foliate motifs. No people are visible in the scene.2008-01-09A 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.2008-01-09A 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 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.2008-01-09