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December 07 20162016-12-07A decorated stage with a large golden Nandi bull carrying a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati, draped in multicolored flower garlands in red, yellow, green and white. The central murti wears a crown and necklaces. Smaller gilded shrines with golden lion and deity figures flank both sides, each garlanded and set beneath red-and-orange ceremonial umbrellas. Red carpet covers the platform, with brass kalasha-style vessels and oil lamps in front. Pink drapes and hanging red-and-gold decorations frame the setting. No people are visible; the statues are the subjects.2016-12-07May 03 20172017-05-03January 03 20162016-01-03A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with multicoloured flower garlands. A smiling woman in a saffron-orange sari with a gold necklace and a flower garland stands at left, raising one hand in greeting. Behind her, a golden deity murti with a crown and an ornate arched backdrop is draped in garlands, flanked by two more garlanded gold statues. A golden kalasha-style vessel and a small garlanded murti sit at the front, with brass oil lamps and a silver lamp stand on either side. Brass lamps and flower petals lie on the floor.2015-01-04November 21 20182018-11-21November 27 20172017-11-27 +1 copiesA gilded deity murti set in a dense arrangement of garlands of red roses, yellow and white marigolds and purple flowers, with green leaves framing the figures. The central golden deity wears a tall ornate black crown with gold ornaments, a jewelled necklace, large earrings and a red tilak, raising one hand in abhaya mudra and holding a fruit or round object in the other. Flanking figures, also gold and richly adorned with crowns and jewellery, sit on either side against a green backdrop inside an ornate gold arch. A silver staff or stand is visible at the right edge. No physical people are present.2017-11-27April 23 20182018-04-23A golden procession vehicle, a nandi-style gold bull with a flower-covered silver-and-gold canopy frame, stands on a wooden platform under a temple corridor. Two deity murtis stand upright inside an arched, colourful garland of yellow marigolds, red and pink flowers and white blossoms. Two triangular red-and-gold banners with a decorative emblem hang on poles at either side. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands at left, and several men in white and blue shirts stand at the right edge near the vehicle. Banana leaves and orange cloth decorate the background.2011-12-20January 04 20152015-01-04A standing man in a rust-brown dhoti with gold border and a white flower garland stands beside a gilded canopy shrine on a stage. He holds a pink flower in one hand and gestures with the other, and his arm is bandaged in white. Behind him a deity murti adorned with silver ornaments, green and red garments, yellow and orange marigold garlands, and a cobra hood sits flanked by two smaller silver-clad figures on a pink satin draped platform. Gold carved pillars frame the shrine, and red tassels hang at the right edge.2013-10-08