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A large deity murti in a golden-crowned form wearing a teal and orange garment over a yellow satin skirt, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and a gold crown with dangling gems. Below it, a small white-clad figure in a red-pink turban and red shawl with a gold necklace sits on a white cloth draped with garlands of white, pink and purple flowers, in front of gold ringed pedestal bands. The setting is a temple shrine with red and gold decor.

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December 15 20092009-12-15A deity murti, not a person, is the central subject: a figure dressed in a white garment with a gold waist band and an orange-and-gold turban-style headdress, adorned with a jewelled necklace and bangles. It is garlanded with long chains of yellow and purple flowers and white jasmine strands. Behind it, two large painted or sculpted female figures stand in red, pink and blue saris with gold borders, one holding a staff. A gold-edged throne-like seat and a kumkum-marked base sit in the foreground, with a rear red backdrop. The scene reads as an ornately decorated temple shrine.2010-02-10A photograph of an ornate temple shrine with a large gilded deity murti under a golden hooded cobra canopy, its face veiled in orange cloth and adorned with a green-jewelled crown, a long garland of yellow marigolds and purple flowers draped around it. Below sits a smaller white seated figure in red robes, right hand raised in blessing, with a red and silver backrest and beaded necklace. Brass oil lamps, bowls and vessels stand in front on the red-draped platform, while a white-robed attendant and a green-curtained gilded arch frame the scene. No living people are visible.2011-12-28July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a large deity murti with a cobra hood, wearing an orange cloth wrap, a multi-strand white pearl necklace, green-stone pendant ornaments on the crown, and a red and white flower garland draped down its body. Two standing figures in orange and teal with gold bangles flank the central figure. In front sits a small white and yellow statue of a seated figure with hands raised in blessing and a yellow turban, holding a yellow flower. Brass puja vessels, a small lamp and a ritual bell rest on the floor. Gold-patterned walls and red drapes surround the shrine. The people are statues and figures rather than physical people.2011-10-05December 16 20092009-12-16October 08 20082008-10-08July 20 20102010-07-20July 20 20102010-07-20A decorated deity murti, shown as a seated figure with a tall orange-and-maroon turban, a gold hooded serpent canopy above, golden armlets and a gold-and-red necklace, draped in a white cloth with a red-and-gold border and framed with yellow and purple flower garlands. Behind it hang blue and pink fabric drapes. In the foreground a small white statue of a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban, hands in anjali, wears a gold-toned rudraksha-style mala. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the foreground figure and a brass lamp stand on the right, with a small painted figure in blue at the far right. No living people are visible.2010-02-09September 22 20092009-09-22July 20 20102010-07-20