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A photograph of a ceremonial puja at a deity murti of a goddess decorated with a dense garland of yellow, red and purple flowers. The goddess wears a red sari with gold border, gold necklaces and a crown, and holds a sword-like implement in one hand. A man in white clothes and a cream-coloured turban stands on the right, wearing a heavy gold necklace and touching the murti with a long pointed stick. Beside him a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala assists. A large fringed yellow and red umbrella canopy hangs above, and a red banner with partial script sits behind. A bald attendant in white is at the left edge.

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October 16 20102010-10-16A photograph of a Dasara puja at a decorated deity murti of a goddess in a flower-garlanded shrine. The murti wears a red and magenta sari with gold ornaments and multiple necklaces, and holds weapons. Yellow, purple and pink flower garlands wrap the frame. On the right, a man in a cream turban, white dhoti-style clothing and a heavy gold necklace raises a long ceremonial implement toward the murti. A bald man in a white shirt and a green garment, and a woman in white with a yellow cloth, stand nearby, with a golden umbrella and a colourful canopy above. Four people are visible in total.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA man in white dhoti-style clothing with a pale cream turban, long dark hair and layered gold ceremonial necklaces stands on the right, extending his arm to touch a metal deity murti with a long rod or staff. The murti, adorned with flower garlands in yellow, purple, red and green, wears a red and purple skirt with gold jewellery. Behind him a second man in white with a rudraksha mala and glasses stands, and a bald man in a white shirt appears on the left edge. A decorated umbrella with fringe hangs above, and a colourful striped canopy appears to the right, with a small orange banner in the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial moment before a large deity murti draped in garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers with green leaf strands. The murti is metallic with a crown and ornate jewellery, holding a trident, dressed in a red and gold sari. A man on the left, bare-shouldered with a cream turban and white dhoti, reaches up to touch or adjust the trident. On the right, another man in white clothes and glasses also holds the garland-decorated frame. The setting is an indoor hall with plain pale walls and a dark curtain.2010-10-16 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple setting with a large seated deity murti dressed in an orange-red silk garment with a golden-yellow lower cloth, adorned with a crown, jewellery and a garland of yellow, purple and green flowers draped around it. In front, a standing man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, long swept-back hair and a red tilak, stands beside the murti. To the left, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold necklace extends his arms to offer or adjust flowers near a silver lamp stand. Floral garlands in yellow, purple, red and green frame the murti.2010-12-28April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesDecember 05 20142014-12-05February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA bare-chested priest in a green and gold dhoti stands at left, bending forward to adorn a gold deity murti. The murti wears a tall gold crown and red-and-gold garments, and is heavily decorated with yellow marigold and red and white flower garlands, with green leaves beneath. A large gold ornamental backdrop with a repousse face rises behind, draped with red cloth. Tall orange and gold pillars with a blue tassel frame the right side, and a few heads of onlookers appear at the bottom edge. The priest's face is partly turned away, so the scene shows ritual decoration rather than a clearly identifiable individual.2012-04-05January 04 20152015-01-04Photograph of a temple abhishekam at a deity murti heavily decorated with multicolour garlands of yellow, white, pink and red flowers and gold jewellery. A person in an orange-red turban and orange-red dhoti with a gold border pours from a silver vessel toward the murti. Beside them stands a person in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth, a rudraksha-style bead strand visible, while a figure in a patterned black-and-silver headdress stands at the left edge. The murti wears a gold crown and ornate gold necklaces, and a gold altar frame is visible at the right.2014-12-05April 28 20152015-04-28 +1 copies