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A large dark stone statue of a four-armed deity stands outdoors among green leafy trees. The figure wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the torso and a matching orange turban with gold border, with a red tilak mark on the forehead. Thick garlands of yellow, purple, magenta and red flowers hang from the shoulders to the base. Its raised hands hold objects including a trident-like implement and a drum-shaped item, and the figure appears to stand on a carved stone base.

A large black stone statue of a four-armed deity stands outdoors beneath a leafy tree. The figure wears an orange turban with a red bindi, an orange saffron-coloured drape over the shoulders and torso, and a strand of rudraksha beads. Thick garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers and green leaves hang across the chest and arms. The statue is a murti, not a living person, so it is not a person candidate, and no people are visible.

A dark stone statue of a seated sage or deity, wrapped in an orange saffron cloth with red borders and an orange headband, adorned with yellow and magenta marigold garlands. The statue holds a small drum-like object and a raised hand; a silver arched frame with floral relief surrounds it, set under a leafy tree. The base carries carved relief figures. No living people are visible.

A black stone statue of a four-armed figure stands outdoors under leafy trees, wrapped in orange saffron cloth with gold borders and draped over an orange turban. Its face shows a red tilak mark, and a long rudraksha mala hangs at the chest. Yellow and red marigold garlands with green leaves drape both sides of the statue. Its upper hands hold a trident-like emblem and a drum-like object, while the lower hands are in a meditative gesture. The statue rests on a dark carved pedestal.

December 14 2010

A dark stone murti of a four-armed deity stands outdoors among green leaves, draped in an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and wearing a red-and-gold turban. Yellow and magenta marigold garlands hang from the shoulders to the waist, and a long rudraksha mala falls across the chest. The murti holds a trident-like staff in the upper left hand, a flame-like object in the upper right, and other hands in mudras.

July 08 2010

September 07 2010

2010-09-07 +1 copies

A large black stone murti of Dakshinamurthy, a four-armed deity form, stands under an ornate white arch beneath dense green leaves. The figure wears an orange dhoti-style cloth and an orange-and-green patterned headwrap, with a red tilak on the forehead. Long garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and green leaves hang from the shoulders to the base, and a rudraksha mala rests on the chest. Its upper hands hold a damaru-like drum and a flame-like object, while the lower hands are in mudras. No physical people are visible.

October 09 2010

2010-10-09 +1 copies

A dark stone statue of a multi-armed deity murti stands outdoors among green leaves. The statue wears an orange and gold-bordered cloth wrapped around the body and an orange-red turban with a gold pattern, with a red bindi on the forehead. Garlands of yellow marigolds interspersed with magenta and purple flowers hang over the shoulders and arms, and a long rudraksha mala falls across the chest. Several hands hold ritual objects, one raised in a mudra.

A black stone murti of a multi-armed deity in an arched stone frame, shown outdoors beneath green leafy branches. The figure wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulders and a gold-edged orange turban, with a rudraksha mala around the neck. Thick garlands of yellow and red-purple flowers with green leaves hang from the shoulders down to the base. The hands hold a trident-like object, a drum and a mudra, and the figure stands on a carved pedestal with a small carved figure below.