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January 07 20102010-01-07A carved stone relief of a multi-armed deity figure stands in a niche on a dark granite temple pillar. The figure wears a tall cylindrical crown, a beaded necklace and a jewelled belt, and holds a trident-like weapon and other attributes in its raised hands. Beside it, a polished silver-toned metal relief of a standing female deity with an ornate headdress is set into the wall. A framed plaque hangs at the upper left. The scene is a temple interior of carved sculpture, with no living people present.2008-01-091981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriMarch 23 20172017-03-23February 28 20112011-02-28 +1 copiesA grey stone sculpture of a standing four-armed deity murti on a rectangular base, set against a white draped backdrop. The figure wears a tall conical crown, a broad layered necklace and a jewelled belt, and holds objects in its raised hands including a trident-like weapon and a disc. Beside the figure stands a carved peacock with an elaborately patterned tail fanned behind it, and a serpent coils near its feet. The sculpture is shown alone with no visible people.Close-up photograph of a weathered grey stone carving on a temple wall, showing a small sculpted figure with a rounded head and a raised arm holding a tall vertical pillar or staff. The relief is worn and shallow, with rounded folds of carved drapery visible beneath. A stone column with a carved capital stands at the right edge of the frame. No living people are visible; the subject is a stone sculpture.2010-01-08July 08 20092009-07-08Close-up photograph of a grey stone relief carving set within an arched niche on a temple wall. A standing deity figure wears a tall crown, a broad necklace with a central pendant, a waist sash and a dhoti-like lower garment. Its raised right hand shows a mudra and the left hand holds a curved object near the hip. A small trident-like emblem and a hooked symbol appear beside the figure, and a faint purple logo sits in the lower left corner. Carving is weathered and rough-textured.2010-01-07A standing grey stone statue of a bare-chested deity figure with a rounded head, hair in side braids, a carved sacred thread across the chest and a draped lower garment, one hand raised in abhaya-style blessing and the other holding an object near the waist. The statue stands on a stepped stone pedestal outdoors at night, surrounded by dark green foliage, palm fronds and bare earth. No physical people are present.2012-04-24March 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesA weathered grey granite relief carving of a seated four-armed deity in meditative posture. The figure has a tall tiered crown or matted headdress, a rounded face, and arms raised in front of the chest. Legs are folded in a seated pose on a flat base. Rough stone texture and pale mineral streaks surround the carving.