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December 16 20162016-12-16December 10 20162016-12-10December 17 20162016-12-17A decorated shrine interior with a central deity murti seated under a multicoloured garland arch of red, yellow, green and white flowers. The central figure wears a crown and jewelled necklaces with a blue and gold garment. Two standing murtis flank the centre: on the left a figure in an orange robe with a yellow turban, purple shawl and garlands, and on the right a figure in a dark garment with flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor, and gold lion-shaped pedestals hold small offerings with pink garlands. No physical people are visible.2016-12-16A photograph of a shrine with golden and painted sculptures, not living people. Central deity murti with a gold-and-red crown, dressed in purple and red with a gold mask-like face, flanked by a sculpture in purple robes with a purple turban and jewelled necklace on the left and a sculpture in brown robes with a dark turban and white garland on the right. A large gold-cushioned peetha with golden lions at its base, and a gold arch behind. Tiered garlands of marigolds and white flowers in red, yellow and white hang around the figures, with a brass oil lamp on the left.2016-12-17December 10 20162016-12-10A shrine scene showing a set of decorated deity murtis, not living people. Centre, a large Shiva-form murti with a crown and a raised hand sits on a throne-like seat under a golden arch, with a second figure beside it in a blue and purple garment. Garlands of yellow, white, red and green flowers frame the arch and figures. In front, a small crowned murti sits in a golden palanquin-style seat flanked by carved lion-like figures, and an offering stands on a golden platform. To the left, a figure in a purple turban and purple sari with heavy necklaces stands by a brass lamp stand, and to the right a figure in a maroon garment with a garland holds a brass lamp. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and yellow drapery hangs above.2016-12-17December 10 20162016-12-10July 07 20152015-07-07A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of marigold-yellow, white, red and green flowers. Central on a raised dais sit two ornately adorned deity murti figures with gold crowns, jewelled necklaces and garlands. In front stands a Shiva-lingam-like form adorned with pink and white flower garlands and a large jewelled silver-white necklace. A devotee in a rust-coloured turban, bare-chested with a long dark shawl-like wrap and beaded garland, stands at left with folded hands. Two more gilded deity figures in turbans and garlands flank the scene, and brass oil lamps stand on the floor at the sides.2018-01-09A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti dressed in gold and purple garments, adorned with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, green and white. Ornate gold lion sculptures and a gold chair-like throne sit in the foreground, with brass oil lamps with lit flames on the left. A large gold arch frames the murti, and a second decorated figure in purple and gold sits beside it. No physical people are visible in the scene.2016-12-17A decorated temple shrine with a large central deity murti adorned with multicolour flower garlands in red, yellow, white and green. The central figure wears a golden crown-like headdress with a cobra hood behind it and a purple and gold garment. Flanking figures in purple and green stand on either side, one holding a hand raised in blessing. Golden lion-shaped stands hold smaller seated figures and a small green-robed figure at right. Brass oil lamps stand on the left and right, with ornate gold-framed niches. No living people are visible in the scene; the figures are statues.2016-12-17