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February 24 20132013-02-24February 24 20132013-02-24A temple shrine photograph showing a golden deity murti pair seated under a gilded arch, adorned with garlands of yellow, red, purple and green flowers. The figure on the left wears a red turban and a rudraksha-style necklace, while the figure on the right wears a crown and jewelled necklaces. In front stands a tall golden sacred vessel with a gold kalasha-shaped top draped in flower garlands, with a small blue deity figure seated before it with folded hands. A man with a shaved head wearing a white dhoti with a gold border stands at left in front of the shrine, facing the altar. Silver and brass oil lamps flank the shrine, and fruits, brass pots and offerings sit on the altar platform. Strings of small lights hang overhead.2010-01-01October 15 20132013-10-15April 26 20122012-04-26November 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20162016-01-04April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesNight procession photograph of a man in white dhoti with a maroon border, bare-chested with a gold-coloured necklace, raising a long staff with an orange tassel toward an ornate deity murti on a festival vehicle. The murti is decorated with red and yellow flower garlands, peacock feathers rise behind it, and a large yellow canopy with colourful fringe stands above. A gold lion-like figure with jewelled decoration is at the base. Dark background with smoke or haze in the air.2010-11-11A photograph of a decorated deity murti seated on a golden throne, peetha, under a gold crown and draped in a mustard-gold silk dress. Red and white rose garlands and a pink garland frame the figure, with two smaller attendant figures on either side in gold jewellery. Red and gold ceremonial banners with lotus motifs flank the throne, and brass oil lamps and a kalasha sit on the foreground platform. No physical people are visible in the frame except a partially visible arm at the left edge.2013-02-24Night photograph of a deity murti seated on a golden throne-like shrine beneath a gold arch, draped in red cloth and heavily garlanded with bright marigold and mixed flower strands in orange, yellow, green and red. A lit oil lamp flame glows beside the figure. In the foreground a shirtless man in white dhoti and white cloth sits and performs aarti, holding a brass bell in one hand while his other hand moves over the offering. Tall decorated pillars with blue, yellow, and green floral and bird patterns and gold-fringed valances frame the shrine. Several women in orange and red saris stand at the left edge. Ritual puja or aarti at a temple shrine.2012-04-26December 12 20112011-12-12