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January 24 2016

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May 31 20182018-05-31Night photograph of a deity murti seated on a gilded throne under a multicoloured fringed canopy, adorned with yellow and red garlands and gold jewellery. A standing attendant in orange clothing holds a white chamara fan with a gold handle beside the throne. No person is visible in the throne area; the figure is a murti, so no a person candidate is present.2016-03-02 +1 copiesNovember 06 20162016-11-06March 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copiesNovember 18 20152015-11-18March 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copiesNight-time photograph inside an open-sided temple pavilion with a corrugated roof. On the left, a deity murti is dressed in yellow and white flower garlands and a silver necklace, seated on a gold-plated pedestal draped in red cloth. On the right, a devotee in a maroon dhoti-style garment with a gold border and a red beaded mala bows with palms pressed together before an ornate gold throne with a sunburst back, under a multicoloured canopy umbrella. Oil lamps burn at the lower left and flowers lie on the floor. Behind, a drummer or musician in traditional attire stands near a fan. Such a scene fits a puja or padapuja; no a person candidate is visible.2016-02-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual dressing of a deity murti in a golden arched shrine draped with red fabric. A priest in an orange dhoti, bare-chested and wearing a gold necklace, holds up a white cloth with yellow border. The deity is adorned with thick garlands of red and yellow flowers and green leaves, and a crown, staff and ornaments. Two smaller attendant figures flank the central murti. Strings of colourful fabric hang at the top of the frame, and the scene is lit at night.2016-11-06A night-time ritual before a richly decorated deity murti seated in a golden arched shrine with a red backdrop. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange dhoti and bare chest with white tilak and body markings, leans in to offer or adorn the figure. Garlands of red and yellow flowers drape the murti and the adjacent decorated figure at right. A golden kalasha-like vessel and fruit offerings sit on a tray in front, with a silver bowl at lower left and a small oil lamp at lower right amid smoke and a lit flame. A second priest in white with rudraksha mala and tilak stands at the far left edge.2016-11-06May 31 20182018-05-31October 04 20112011-10-04A photograph of a temple-style worship scene at night. In the foreground left, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare back, wearing an orange cloth wrap and an orange-red sash, faces the shrine and raises his arm in reverence. Before him stands a richly decorated deity murti dressed in a silver-sequined skirt, crowned with a tall gold headdress, holding a trident and staff, and enveloped in thick garlands of red and yellow flowers with green leaves. Flanking it on the right is a second decorated murti in gold and blue ornaments and a tall crown, also garlanded in red and yellow flowers. The shrine has an ornate gold arch, red drapery, and an orange flag hanging above.2016-11-06