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Night photograph of a worship scene beside a large dark stone murti of a multi-armed deity with a hooded cobra canopy overhead, decorated with red and gold garments and white-and-orange garlands, set within a gilded arch. A standing man in a dark sleeveless top and red lower wrap holds up a lit flame in a metal lamp toward the murti, smoke rising. Seated beside the statue's base is a person in a red-and-white head covering and ochre clothing with hands joined in prayer. Fairy lights line a bamboo fence behind, with a blue tarpaulin and metal frames at right.2018-12-30Photo 11724195 +2 copiesDecember 30 20182018-12-30November 30 20182018-11-30November 30 20182018-11-30Night-time outdoor puja at a golden deity murti under a large banyan tree. On the right, a gilded seated murti wearing a gold crown, ornate gold jewellery and a golden body with a dark face is draped in long garlands of orange, yellow, red, purple and white flowers. On the left, a woman in a red-and-gold striped garment with a maroon head wrap, red flower garland and gold necklaces holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti. Behind her, a man in a maroon-and-gold striped dhoti-style garment holds a video camera on a tripod, and another person stands further back near a metal railing.2014-12-05Night-time temple ritual photograph. A priest in a maroon-and-saffron turban and matching saffron-orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and bangles, holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward a richly adorned deity murti. The murti wears a tall gold crown, white and pink flower garlands, gold jewellery and a red-and-gold silk garment, and stands on a green cloth-covered pedestal beside a golden lion sculpture. Smoke rises above the flame against a dark background with green leaves at left.2014-08-21November 05 20162016-11-05 +1 copiesDecember 05 20142014-12-05Photo 11724193 +2 copiesNovember 26 20142014-11-26 +1 copiesDecember 24 20112011-12-24