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October 23 20062006-10-23A small gold-coloured deity murti stands on a gold pedestal, draped in a gold sari and silver jewellery, dressed with a dense garland of white jasmine and yellow marigold strands and red and pink flowers. A bare foot in white clothing with a maroon border steps onto the pedestal at left. Brass items including a bell, a steel bowl and a kalasha-like vessel sit at the base amid scattered petals and flowers, indicating a puja or abhishekam setting.2006-10-30October 28 20062006-10-28December 23 20092009-12-23October 23 20062006-10-23A photograph of a decorated temple shrine with several deity murtis dressed in orange and red silk garments, adorned with silver and gold ornaments and crowns. The murtis are surrounded by heaps of fresh garlands in red, yellow, white and green marigold and rose, and a large arch behind is covered with a dense band of flower garlands in yellow, red, purple and green. A standing deity murti in red robes with silver implements stands at right against the flower arch. Behind the shrine a dark stone lingam and a few smaller stone forms sit on a sloped ledge against an orange wall. Orange cloth covers the altar platform. No people are visible.2013-07-19October 20 20062006-10-20Close photograph of a festival setting on a wooden floor scattered with flower petals. A golden-framed deity murti sits on a small ornate base, adorned with a white garland and necklace. Beside it, a clay kalasha pot wrapped in white netting is decorated with green mango leaves and white jasmine and yellow flowers. A silver vessel with leaves stands to the right. Behind, the legs of a figure in white dhoti and gold-embroidered cloth are visible, next to a purple silk garment with red-and-gold border and a red-and-green flower garland. A golden pillar and parked motorbikes appear at the edges.2006-10-23November 24 20152015-11-24April 05 20122012-04-05A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a border of red and white flower strands. Two large deity murtis, a male and a female form with crowns, sit on a dark pedestal behind a shivalingam placed in front of them. A person in an orange saffron garment with a gold border bends forward at the left, both hands reaching toward the lingam and offering. Beside them, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a silver vessel. A small brass deity figure and garlanded offerings sit in the foreground, and a red curtain and trees frame the open-air shrine.2007-01-01Close view of a ceremonial deity murti or sacred object dressed for worship, draped in layered garlands of white jasmine and red and yellow roses and marigolds with green leaves. Its front is covered in beaded gold-toned ornaments and a large pendant. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at the right edge, and a gold-toned metal panel stands at the left beside a folded red and gold patterned cloth. Behind, a saffron-orange cloth hangs and a striped multicolour mat lies on the floor. No people are visible.2017-03-16 +2 copies