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A photograph of a temple ritual at a gilded shrine. A man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a white flower garland, reaches forward with his right hand to touch the head of a gold-coloured deity murti. The murti wears a tall gold crown, layered jewelled necklaces, large earrings and gold armlets, and sits beside a smaller gold figure in an orange garment and crown. Behind them are yellow, red and green flower garlands and a gilded arched frame. At the lower right stands a silver lamp, and at the lower left are offerings of green fruit and marigold garlands. The man's face is not visible, and his appearance is not clear enough to support a person identification.

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A photograph of a golden deity murti pair decorated for worship, with two gilded figures seated side by side on a draped red and maroon backdrop. Both wear gold crowns, ornate jewelled necklaces and gold armour-like arm pieces. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a golden border and a white flower garland stands at the left, one hand raised to touch the head of the figure in the front. Yellow, pink and purple flower garlands frame the arch behind them, and a silver swan-shaped vessel sits at the right edge.2010-01-01A photograph inside a temple shows a man in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with a red and white garland, a red tilak on his forehead, and long dark hair, standing at left and holding a silver plate. Beside him sits a golden deity murti with a tall crown and a golden kalasha-like headdress, wearing an orange cloth, a red gemstone necklace and rudraksha-style beads, and a large gold-covered figure with a crown and ornate jewellery, seated against a gilded arch. Marigold garlands in yellow, red and purple surround the murtis, with a green foliage frame behind them.2010-01-01A photograph of a temple scene showing a gold-coloured deity murti seated on a throne-like altar beneath a golden arch, adorned with a crown, layered jewellery and a long beaded necklace. Beside it sits a second, smaller seated figure in a red and gold headdress and red-jewelled ornaments. Garlands of yellow marigolds and red and purple flowers drape the altar. In the foreground at left, a person in white and cream ritual dress with a flower-decorated hair bun reaches toward the figures, while a silver bowl and a floral garland with green beads and hanging pendants appear at the edge of the frame. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures are statues and the visible person is a priest-like attendant.2010-01-01December 30 20092009-12-30July 07 20092009-07-07April 14 20132013-04-14July 07 20092009-07-07December 26 20092009-12-26December 23 20102010-12-23December 22 20102010-12-22December 23 20102010-12-23July 07 20092009-07-07