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November 06 20162016-11-06November 05 20162016-11-05November 05 20162016-11-05 +1 copiesA decorated deity murti of Mahishasura Mardini is seated on an ornate throne-like platform under a fringed canopy strung with lights. The goddess wears a red and gold sari, heavy gold and jewelled ornaments, and is garlanded with white jasmine and red-and-green flower garlands while holding weapons. A standing priest with long dreadlocked hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment, holds a ritual implement toward the murti beside a brass lamp and kalasha on the floor. Brass bowls and oil lamps are arranged in front.2016-10-11 +1 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesNovember 18 20152015-11-18November 05 20162016-11-05November 06 20162016-11-06Night-time temple scene showing a richly decorated deity murti seated under a golden arch, wrapped in thick garlands of red and yellow flowers with white jasmine strands, wearing a jewelled crown and gold ornaments and holding a sceptre. A bare-backed priest with long braided hair and an orange dhoti stands at left, raising an arm to attend the figure, with a white cloth draped over the arch. At right, a second ornately dressed figure with a tall crown and layered jewelled necklaces sits beside a flower-decked gold frame. Orange and blue festoons hang above. Visible people are limited to the priest, with a partially visible person at the lower left edge.2016-11-06November 05 20162016-11-05A photograph of a decorated deity murti seated on an ornate gilded arched throne under a yellow canopy with multicolored tassels. The central murti wears a red and orange turban, silver-and-jewelled bodice and a sparkling pleated skirt, with a sceptre and trident behind it. Two smaller attendant murtis flank it, also in jewelled garments and crowns. Garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves drape across all three figures. Below, a kalasha pot with leaves is adorned with a red and white flower garland and pearl necklaces, flanked by two more decorated pots and brass lamps on a red brocade cloth. No physical people are visible.2016-11-06Night ritual photograph in a temple-like hall. In the foreground, a bare-backed man with a dark topknot and a pink-and-white flower garland sits in orange cloth, seen from behind, facing a decorated deity murti. The murti sits on a gold-bordered orange throne draped in flowers and red-orange garlands, with a silver plate and a lit oil lamp in front. Behind, a cameraman in orange kneels beside a tripod-mounted video camera, and a lit shrine holds painted deity figures and a bull statue. A gold-framed canopy tops the throne.2018-05-31