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October 02 2011

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A row of brightly painted clay or wooden deity figurines displayed on orange and gold cloth-covered shelves in a temple-style setting. Figures wear gold crowns and jewellery, with pink, blue, yellow and green colouring, and some have garlands of red, green and white. In the background more painted figures and a small brass shrine piece are visible. No people are present; the figures are statues and this is a display of deity murti.2011-09-09October 02 20112011-10-02October 11 20132013-10-11A photograph of a row of painted clay deity figurines standing on draped cloth in a temple shrine setting. Five figures are visible, each with a gold halo, crown and ornate gold necklaces, and garlands of red, green and white beads. Their skin is painted in blue, violet, pink and grey tones, and they wear yellow, orange and green dhoti-style garments. A small brown figure sits at the lower left, and orange and teal cloth covers the surfaces beneath them. No people are visible.2011-10-02October 08 20162016-10-08A row of painted clay figurines displayed on a white cloth against a backdrop, with warm string lights along the edges. Several small deity figures stand in a line on dark bases, decorated with garlands of flowers and gold-coloured crowns and haloes. Their robes are orange, yellow, pink and green, with one figure in blue and orange holding an object. Some figures are adorned with gold necklaces and mala garlands. No living people are visible; the figures are statues.2008-10-01October 02 20112011-10-02October 02 20112011-10-02September 09 20112011-09-09October 02 20112011-10-02A display table draped in white cloth holds a row of small painted resin figurines of Hindu deities and saints for sale or devotion. Visible pieces include a Krishna playing a flute in blue and yellow, a Radha-Krishna pair against a dark arched backdrop, a Ganesha in red and pink, a seated Hanuman in orange and brown, a Saraswati with a veena in red and gold, and a deity murti in a gilded arched shrine. A seated figure in orange robes with a red-and-orange shawl holds up a long stick, and an orange-robed figure stands at the right edge. No people are clearly visible as physical attendees beyond these partially visible robed figures in the background, and the figurines and robes are not clearly in a staged ritual. Overall a merchandise or souvenir stall setting.2007-10-17A photograph of a table draped with a white cloth displaying a row of painted clay or resin figurines of deities and saints, each standing on a grey base. Figures have halos or haloed crowns and wear saffron-yellow dhotis with garlands and gold necklaces; one has a dark beard and a green-blue body, another a pink body, a red-faced figure stands at centre, and a blue-faced figure with a raised hand is at right. Two small glass-fronted boxes and a green glass cover hold small golden deity icons in the foreground. Other painted figures are visible at the top edge. No people are present.2007-10-17