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July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a ceremonial scene inside a temple-like hall with an ornate gold arch behind. A figure with long hair, a red-brown garment, a neck garland of red and white flowers, and a tilak on the forehead stands on a raised platform, holding a brass plate and smiling toward two gold-coloured metal statues in the foreground. The statues are dressed in orange-red and gold garments with heavy gold necklaces, and the seated figure wears an orange turban. Large garlands of red, yellow and green flowers surround the platform. At the lower left, a bald man with white forehead markings and an arm extended toward the platform appears to be assisting. A brass vessel sits at the bottom of the frame.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22December 18 20112011-12-18March 07 20132013-03-07January 13 20152015-01-13December 22 20102010-12-22A photograph of a temple shrine adorned with thick garlands of yellow marigolds, red and pink flowers and purple blossoms. Two deity murtis are decorated behind the garlands: a white elephant-headed figure with a crown and a female deity with a red and gold crown in a teal sari with gold jewellery. A gold kalasha and a golden trident stand at the centre. In front, a man in an orange robe holds a silver plate of offerings toward the shrine, while a second man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, his long hair swept back, stands before the garlanded deity, receiving a garland of red and pink flowers. The setting is an open pillared temple hall with a golden throne-like base.2009-12-27January 04 20152015-01-04A temple scene with two golden metal deity murtis seated side by side under a gilded arch, draped with orange cloth and decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and green. The murti on the left wears an orange-and-red turban and a jewelled crown with heavy gold necklaces; the murti on the right wears a red sari, gold ornaments and a jewelled headdress. In front, a man with long dark hair and a maroon dhoti with a gold border holds a brass plate up toward them, while a shaved-headed priest in an orange robe, with white markings on his arm, reaches out to assist with the offering. Ornate stone pillars frame the shrine.2011-12-18December 22 20102010-12-22March 10 20132013-03-10