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September 23 2006

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A gilded metal deity murti of a Shiva-style form wearing a tall ornate crown with a cobra hood, a white and gold banded cloth wrap, and a gold-and-yellow sash, carried or displayed in a golden temple palanquin. Gold pillars, a red drape and white poles frame it. Behind it, two men in white clothes, one wearing glasses, look on, with a partially visible third person to the left. No identifiable a person appearance is visible.2006-09-23Photograph taken at night inside a temple shrine of a gold-plated deity murti, seen from the left with a white garment and gilded arm details. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with raised arms reaches up toward the figure, with his face partly visible at the right edge. Behind him a second man in a white shirt stands in the dark interior beside gilded kalasha-style finials and a gold lamp stand with a flame-shaped top. The shrine frame is gold-painted with red cloth draped in the background. Two people are visible, both men in white shirts and no one is identifiable as a person.2006-09-23A night-time procession photograph showing a gilded ratha or palanquin carrying a decorated deity murti, its figure draped in layered garlands of yellow, green and red flowers with a gold-trimmed canopy behind. Two attendants stand at the side: one in white dhoti and shawl holding a white chamara fan, and another in orange and gold-striped cloth with a saffron turban, holding a white fan. Dark trees frame the scene and a few partially visible people stand at the bottom edge of the frame.2015-02-03A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron garment over his shoulders and a forehead marking, stands beside a large gilded deity murti in the foreground. A gilded ceremonial vessel and a red cloth are visible near the murti, and two other men in white shirts stand nearby in a dark setting. The man in orange has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, matching Swamiji (probable), and appears in person beside the golden murti.2006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23February 03 20152015-02-03September 23 20062006-09-23September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20062006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23A golden deity murti seated on a pedestal is being prepared indoors under bright ceiling lights, with gilded walls behind it. A man in an orange saffron cloth with long curly hair stands at right, back partly turned, reaching his right hand toward the murti's raised hand. Two men in white dhotis and shirts stand at left and right edges, and a man in a checked shirt leans in at center. Bamboo poles are tied to the murti for support, and a chakra-like disc and trident-like staff are visible. The scene appears to be decoration or alankaram work.2006-09-23February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copies