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December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05A golden ratha or palanquin-style festival vehicle holds two processional murtis of a divine couple, dressed in blue and gold garments with ornate silver jewelry, crowns and garlands of yellow and red flowers. The gilded arch frames them, while a golden bull figure stands at the lower left and a colourful fringed canopy hangs overhead. The seated figures are statues, not living people, and a blue cloth covers the base of the vehicle.2016-12-05Two golden metal murti statues seated side by side against a red sparkling curtain under an ornate gilded arch. The figure on the left wears an orange turban with a jeweled crown, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, holding a staff-like implement. The figure on the right has long black hair in a braid, a maroon sari with gold and pearl jewelry, and a flower garland. Both are draped with garlands of yellow marigolds and red roses with green leaves. A decorated silver or gold shield sits at lower left.2011-07-31A festival procession vehicle carries three deity murtis seated on a turquoise cloth-covered platform. The central figure wears a tall ornate crown and layered necklaces, flanked by two figures in crowns, embroidered white and maroon garments, and yellow and red marigold garlands. A golden bull mount stands at the lower left, and a gold-framed arch with a blue backdrop sits behind them beneath a decorated canopy with tassels. A single partially visible man stands at the lower left edge, bare-chested with a white cloth. Bright daylight, white sky.2016-12-05January 08 20152015-01-08September 02 20132013-09-02 +1 copiesPhoto 82839212022-11-30 +7 copiesSeptember 04 20132013-09-04 +2 copiesTwo deity murtis are decorated in a temple shrine with gold arched frames and dark drapes. On the left, a black stone Devi murti wears a silver crown, gold and white jewellery, a magenta sari and a garland of white and red flowers, seated on a pink lotus with white swan-like elephant figures beside her. On the right, a dark stone deity murti in a silver crown and vertical tilak wears a blue and gold shawl, layered white and gold necklaces and red-and-yellow flower garlands, standing on a dark pedestal with yellow flowers below. The scene is a Diwali puja display.2020-11-14December 22 20162016-12-22Photo 11736824