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October 03 2008

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October 02 20082008-10-02October 02 20082008-10-02A large deity murti is decorated for a festival, its face and head covered by a red-and-gold cloth and a dense crown of green leaves edged with yellow and red flower garlands. A gold ornamented crown-like headpiece with jewelled bands sits above the head, and the figure wears a white garment with a gold-threaded red border and a heavy gold waist ornament. Behind it, a white-clad seated figure in a dark red garment with a gold necklace shows a raised hand. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang on the sides, and a brass oil lamp sits at the lower left. A dark-haired person's head is visible at the lower right, and orange-red fabric drapes the upper right. The scene is a deity decoration with floral garlands and gold adornments.2008-10-03October 02 20082008-10-02October 02 20082008-10-02December 14 20102010-12-14October 02 20082008-10-02Photo of a temple shrine with a gilded golden arch behind two large golden deity murti seated on a throne-like platform, draped in orange and red silk and heavily adorned with jewelled crowns, necklaces and armbands. Garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and red roses hang around the shrine. In the foreground a white marble statue of a robed saint in red garments, one hand raised in blessing, sits beneath the garlands. Before it stand brass oil lamps, a lit diya flame, a brass kalasha vessel and an incense stick. No living people are visible.2008-10-02Evening puja at a decorated altar before a large deity murti draped in orange and red silk, with a tall garland of yellow, red and purple flowers around the figure. In the foreground a young man in an orange shawl and yellow top, with a rudraksha mala and tilak, kneels and performs worship with folded hands beside brass pots, oil lamps and offerings. Three devotees in white and blue saris and a white shirt sit in front with their backs to the camera. Gold-framed panels and lit oil lamps frame the scene.2008-10-03December 14 20102010-12-14A white marble statue of a seated sannyasi-style figure in orange robes and an orange turban, with a red bindi and a gold rudraksha-style pendant necklace, raising one hand in blessing. The statue sits on a throne-like seat framed by a golden cobra hood and garlands of yellow marigolds and purple flowers, with a white cloth draped behind. Brass puja vessels, a kalasha-style pot, lamps, flower offerings and a folded orange cloth rest on the platform in front. No physical people are visible; the figure is a statue, so it is a depiction.2011-01-28A photograph of a temple sanctum with a large deity murti of a multi-armed figure in red and gold garments, adorned with a yellow and purple flower garland and a gold crown. In the foreground a white statue of a seated saint in pink-red robes and a red turban raises one hand in blessing, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, on a white pedestal. A standing red-robed statue of a saint with folded hands stands in a niche to the right against green drapery. A small oil lamp and a red flower sit before the pedestal. The statues are not physical people; no living people are visible.2012-02-11