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April 09 2012

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A smiling boy in a light blue t-shirt with a small red bindi on his forehead holds up a yellow clay or paste figure with red painted marks, cupped in his palm. Other children sit and stand blurred in the background near a terracotta-coloured wall and a table with small containers. The boy is the main subject, shown in close framing against an outdoor setting.2010-12-03August 21 20122012-08-21April 09 20122012-04-09A young boy with short dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands outdoors before an orange-and-red painted wall. He wears a white striped cotton kurta with rolled sleeves and a black beaded mala around his neck. He holds out his open palm, on which rests a small yellow turmeric-paste figure with red ears, a red mark and white markings, resembling a small deity or ganesha form. No a person candidate is visible.2010-12-03A young boy in a light blue striped kurta with small red embroidered details sits beside a small brass figurine of a deity murti holding a staff, wearing a white cloth and a crown with blue and red bead ornaments. The boy has a red tilak on his forehead and looks toward the camera. Behind them hangs a maroon and gold diamond-patterned backdrop. A white name card in front reads Muruga Nithya.2012-04-09September 18 20142014-09-18A photograph of a young boy with short dark hair, wearing red-framed glasses, a small red bindi on his forehead and a grey-blue t-shirt with a dark cord necklace, looking toward the camera. Beside him on the left is a golden-brown metal deity murti of a standing four-armed figure with a trident, wearing a red cloth, a red-and-white rudraksha garland, a gold waist belt and a gold sash, with small figures at its base. The background is a patterned gold and red fabric. No a person candidate is visible in the image.2012-04-09A man seen from behind, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-saffron cloth, holds up a small ornate decorative seat displaying a seated figure in orange clothing with a garland, bangles and a white forehead marking. He wears a heavy gold necklace and a gold hoop earring. Behind him, women in orange and red saffron saris sit on a floor against red drapery, one smiling. A deity murti or doll is the object held up; the person holding it is not clearly identifiable from appearance in this frame.2012-08-21Close photograph of a small pink Ganesha murti dressed in a green and black garment with a peacock feather and pearl necklaces, seated on a brass plate draped in orange cloth. A gold and jewelled ornamental chain hangs in front, against a blurred bokeh background. No people are visible.2012-04-09A young boy in a grey short-sleeved t-shirt and a dark blue lanyard holds out cupped hands containing small purple and gold objects, possibly flower petals or small ornaments. Behind him, a blurred figure with long dark hair tied back wears white clothing with a golden-yellow border, seated near a large golden ornate throne or decoration. The background shows a pink wall with dark spotted patterns.2011-07-06A young boy with short dark hair and a red bindi stands beside a brass Nataraja figurine on a dark table. The bronze Nataraja is shown dancing within a circular flame arch, wrapped in blue and orange cloth trim with small red jewelled ornaments at its base. A printed paper label in front reads NATRAJA SUKUMAR. The boy wears a dark t-shirt and a dark cord with a small pendant, and a red and gold fabric hangs in the background. The boy is the only person visible.2012-04-09A young girl in a green and red silk sari with gold jewellery and marigold garlands sits before a decorated altar with a Ganesha murti and a lion-faced deity murti. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his arms and forehead gestures toward her with his hands, beside a silver bowl and small brass vessels. The setting is an open-sided pandal with flowers in red and yellow, indicating a puja or ritual blessing.2014-10-02