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November 05 2010

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A deity murti of a goddess stands in a golden ornate shrine niche, densely garlanded with white jasmine, magenta, red, yellow and orange flower strands and green leaves. She wears a gold crown, heavy gold jewellery and a red-and-gold blouse-like adornment, holding a lotus-like flower and a ritual object. A bare-headed, bare-shouldered priest in the foreground at left is partly visible, and orange curtains and a brass lamp frame the scene.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a beaded necklace performing aarti with a lit oil lamp before a decorated deity murti. The murti is a female form adorned with a gold crown, jewelled ornaments and an abundance of garlands in white, red, pink, purple and orange flowers. Golden ornate arches frame the shrine, with an orange curtain and red railings behind. Only the priest is physically present, so no a person candidate is visible in person.2010-11-05A photograph of a temple-style worship scene at night. In the foreground left, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare back, wearing an orange cloth wrap and an orange-red sash, faces the shrine and raises his arm in reverence. Before him stands a richly decorated deity murti dressed in a silver-sequined skirt, crowned with a tall gold headdress, holding a trident and staff, and enveloped in thick garlands of red and yellow flowers with green leaves. Flanking it on the right is a second decorated murti in gold and blue ornaments and a tall crown, also garlanded in red and yellow flowers. The shrine has an ornate gold arch, red drapery, and an orange flag hanging above.2016-11-06A photograph of a temple shrine with a decorated deity murti dressed in red and white garments and heavy floral garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers, set on a green-draped altar with flanking golden lion figures and small kalasha-like pots. A priest seen from behind, his upper body bare and marked with white tilak, wears a red cloth over his shoulder and raises a silver plate of offerings toward the deity. Gilded arches frame the shrine and a second figure stands in the background.2015-09-19November 05 20102010-11-05A shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at a puja setup, offering flowers at the base of a deity murti adorned with garlands of white, orange, pink and purple flowers. Behind, two deity figures in red garments stand on a raised altar beside a framed portrait of a long-haired man in orange, holding a rudraksha mala. A gilded ornate throne with red cushion sits to the right. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, fruit and bowls of flowers lie on a yellow cloth; a red-and-gold canopy and orange curtains frame the shrine.2010-11-05October 15 20122012-10-15June 03 20152015-06-03Photograph of a temple deity murti of a goddess, a gold-faced metal image wearing a tall gold crown and ornate gold jewellery, seated before a large circular arrangement of marigold garlands in red, orange, yellow and white, with a purple silk cloth and gold ornaments below. A bare-backed priest in a yellow dhoti and green silk-bordered cloth stands at right with his back to the camera, tending the deity during a puja. A small gold deity image is partly visible at right.2012-04-05A photograph of a temple ritual centred on a large gilded deity murti seated on a throne, decorated with long multicolour flower garlands in yellow, white, red and purple. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead and layered flower garlands stands at left, smiling and holding a brass tray of offerings with a second person's hand at the lower left. Brass oil lamps stand at right against an ornate golden arch.2009-12-23July 19 20162016-07-19