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Night photograph of a procession vehicle decorated with a dense arch of marigold and garland strands in red, yellow, white and purple, framing a metal deity murti standing in the shrine niche. A golden lion-faced figure. A shirtless man in an orange-saffron dhoti stands with his back to the camera, holding a flame aloft toward the deity. The background is dark, with a gold-toned arch above and a partial ornate frame on the right.2017-03-02October 10 20162016-10-10 +1 copiesA bare-chested priest in a green and gold dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala and round spectacles, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a deity murti heavily decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands and green leaf garlands. The deity wears a tall gold crown and gold jewellery, with a large gold face-shaped halo behind. Red cloth drapes the upper back.2012-04-05November 26 20112011-11-26 +1 copiesDecember 01 20122012-12-01November 30 20182018-11-30Photo 11743800 +1 copiesNight-time temple ritual photographed with flash-lit figures against darkness. A priest in a ceremonial white-and-silver headdress and bare upper body, with a sacred thread, stands before a deity murti decorated with garlands of white, red, green and yellow flowers and a silver-ornamented face. A lit torch or oil lamp flame burns at the right, and a large silver umbrella with a tasselled canopy stands at the left edge. Orange and saffron cloths hang behind the deity, and several people in white and saffron clothing stand and sit around the scene, a woman with her hair pulled back in the lower left corner.2013-11-21January 01 20152015-01-01October 27 20172017-10-27September 05 20162016-09-05Photo 11700182