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July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08September 30 20082008-09-30Photograph of a festival utsava murti pair seated in a gilded arched shrine with red drapery. The male deity holds a trident and a small ornate staff, wears an orange turban, a jewelled necklace and a green-and-gold sash, and has a pink and blue lower garment. The female deity wears a tall jewelled crown, layered silver-and-gold necklaces and a dark-green-tipped ornament. Both are garlanded with yellow, purple and red flower garlands. In the foreground a white-draped figure in maroon and gold, wearing a rose-and-maroon turban and a jasmine garland, sits in front of the deities. Brass lamps and a kalasha-like object appear at the edges.2010-09-07December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of a shrine image of a deity couple, a male figure with an orange and gold crown or turban, a crescent ornament and a trident, beside a female figure in a black crown with an orange sari, both adorned with heavy gold jewellery and rudraksha-like beads. They stand behind a silver shivalinga-style vessel decorated with green leaves and red and yellow marigold garlands, flanked by ornate gold lamps within a gilded arch against a red curtain. These are deity murtis, not living people.2010-07-09A photograph of a pair of gilded deity murtis seated side by side on a red silk-draped throne under an ornate gold arch. The figure on the left wears a red turban, a trident-shaped staff rests against him, and he is adorned with jeweled silver-embellished garments, rudraksha-style beads and a jeweled necklace. The figure on the right wears a blue embroidered sari, a tall jeweled crown and a red pendant necklace, and holds a small green-leafed stem. Red and yellow flower garlands drape both figures. A brass oil lamp with a lotus-like base stands at the left edge, and a brass vessel with flowers appears at the right. The scene is deity murti decoration, not living people.2010-11-09A gilded arched shrine framed by carved stone pillars holds two painted metal deity murtis seated on a blue cloth backdrop. The figure on the left has a green and red turban with a crescent ornament, holds a trident, and wears layered silver necklaces; the figure on the right wears a red sari-style garment and a tall ornamental headdress with gold jewellery. Both are draped with multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, white, red and green. In front, a tall golden kalasha-style vessel stands on a base, also wrapped in garlands, with petals scattered below. No physical people are visible; the scene is a decorated shrine with deity murtis.2008-12-30Photograph of two life-size metallic murtis of a deity couple seated side by side on a magenta satin-draped platform inside a temple setting. The male figure wears a yellow turban and yellow dhoti-style garment, holds a golden trident, and wears a rudraksha mala and jewelled ornaments. The female figure wears a yellow sari, layered gold and jewelled necklaces, and holds a small green object. Both are framed by marigold and mixed flower garlands, with an ornate gold arch behind them and scattered yellow petals on a white cloth below. No living people are visible.2010-12-26A photograph of a golden deity murti pair seated within an ornate gilded arch against a deep red curtain. The figure on the left wears an orange-red turban with a crescent ornament, a green garment, and ornate jewelled necklaces and rudraksha-style beads, holding a trident and a small hand drum. The figure on the right wears a cone-shaped crown, a green and gold sari, and layered gold necklaces, holding a kalasha-like vessel with leaves. Both sit above a yellow silk cloth and a silver shivalinga adorned with white flower garlands, and marigold and red-yellow-purple flower garlands drape the figures. No living people are visible.2010-10-13June 24 20112011-06-24A photograph of a golden deity murti pair seated within a gilded arched niche against a red draped backdrop. The figure on the left wears an orange turban with a crescent, holds a trident, and has a green jeweled garment and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The figure on the right wears a tall jeweled crown, a green and gold sari-style garment, and holds a coconut-shaped offering with leaves. Both are draped in yellow, red and purple flower garlands. In front stands a white cylindrical object wreathed in white flowers, resembling a lingam-shaped offering, with a brass vessel at the base. These are statues, not living people.2010-10-13