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January 04 2015

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A person in a rust-orange robe with long dark hair, a white tilak on the forehead and a red-and-white flower garland stands at the left, reaching out to touch the forehead of a large golden utsava murti of a seated deity couple. The gold-plated murti of a goddess in a golden crown and a red-and-gold brocade sari with heavy gold jewellery sits beside a smaller golden deity figure. The figures are draped in dense garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses, white jasmine and purple flowers, with green leaves. A gilded backdrop and ornate gold arch frame the scene, with a silver rudraksha mala and a gold ritual vessel at the lower left.2015-01-04July 07 20092009-07-07A photo of a temple ritual centred on a golden deity murti pair seated on a throne-like seat, heavily garlanded with bands of red, orange, yellow, green and purple flowers. The female-form murti wears a gold crown, layered gold necklaces and a red-and-gold sari, and a second crowned murti sits beside it. A person in a rust-red garment and red-and-white beaded necklace reaches toward the murti with a silver plate, while a priest in white with a vertical white tilak extends an arm from the left edge. A gold arched canopy and a turquoise cloth frame the scene.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04A photograph of a temple deity murti decorated with a dense arrangement of marigold, rose and multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, orange, white and purple. A golden crown and gold jewellery adorn the gilded figure, which is seated on a golden throne-like frame with floral swags. In the foreground a person in an orange-red garment, with bare upper arms and gold bangles, reaches up to touch or anoint the deity's head, while another person on the left holds a silver plate. Gold and green ornaments hang from the lower frame, and a traditional abhishekam-style offering is being made.2015-01-04Photograph of a gold-coloured deity murti pair seated on a gold-painted throne-like dais, decorated with dense garlands of red, white, yellow, purple and green flowers. A person in an orange-red sleeveless garment with a dark ponytail stands at left, reaching toward the figures with a brass plate of offerings. The taller figure wears a tall gold crown and gold jewellery; the smaller figure wears an orange-and-gold turban-style headpiece. Gold-tone ornate arch behind, with a pink cloth backdrop. Visible edges of other hands and a red shawl appear at left.2015-01-13July 31 20152015-07-31April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20182018-01-09February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesJuly 31 20152015-07-31April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copies