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A golden mythical bird-like vahana sculpture, with a lion-like head and feathered wings, stands on a wooden display stand in front of a stage backdrop. Behind it, a deity murti dressed in a blue garment with silver necklaces and wrapped in yellow and purple marigold garlands sits on a raised seat. The backdrop shows a large portrait of a man in orange clothing, with Kannada text and the word 'asara' with 'Celebration' visible in red lettering. A small wooden side table with gold trim stands at the right edge, and a red patterned mat lies on the floor.

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October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial palanquin-style throne on a stage. A deity murti sits on a blue cloth-covered seat, adorned with yellow and purple marigold garlands, a green leaf garland, silver and jewelled ornaments and a crown, beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy. The seat is supported by a gilded mythical bird-like carrier with a raised head and wings. Behind it, a large orange backdrop shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red forehead mark, and Kannada text partially visible. No physical people are visible in the scene.2010-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 08 20102010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08A decorated deity murti of a goddess sits in a gilded golden peacock-shaped palanquin or throne, framed by thick garlands of yellow marigolds, red and purple flowers and white jasmine. The figure wears a crown, a red and gold sari and ornate necklaces, with a sword or staff raised behind her. In the background a large orange banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red forehead mark, labelled as a portrait with Kannada and English text. The banner also carries Kannada script and the word Celebration. Gilded carved panels stand at the right edge. No physical people are visible.2010-10-08A photograph of a deity murti decorated with garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers, standing on a wooden stand in front of a large orange banner. The murti wears gold jewellery and a small gold umbrella-shaped canopy above its head, and a gilded peacock-shaped figure with outspread wings stands beside it. On the banner, a smiling man in an orange turban and a red tilak appears in a portrait, with large Kannada-script lettering and an English word beginning with Dasara; the image is a photo of a banner and a decorated murti, with no physical people visible. a person appears only as a printed portrait on the banner, so no in-person candidate is present.2010-10-09October 16 20102010-10-16October 09 20102010-10-09 +1 copiesA decorated deity murti stands at the centre on a gold base, framed by a garland of yellow, red and purple flowers and a green leaf backdrop, with a fringed red-blue-white canopy above. Behind it a large orange banner shows a smiling man in orange robes with a red forehead mark and a 'Dasara Celebration' style headline with Kannada script. The murti is an image, not a physical person, and no physical people are visible.2010-10-13A photograph of a deity murti of Saraswati seated on a golden swan-shaped vahana (mount) carved with feather detail and a curled tail. The white-clad figure holds a veena, with a jewelled crown and necklaces, and is framed by a horseshoe arch of yellow and purple marigold garlands. A multicoloured tasselled parasol with red, green and white panels stands above, and a red and gold backdrop with ornate patterns sits behind. No people are visible; the figure is a statue and the scene is a festival display.2010-10-16