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A photograph of a row of metal deity murtis on a wooden platform inside a shrine. From left to right: a standing figure with a tall crown and bare upper body, a murti in a red-orange shawl with a red stone on the crown, a large Ganesha-like elephant-headed murti holding a flower and a small bowl, a slender figure in a red-orange cloth, a multi-armed murti with a crown, and a figure in a red-orange garment with a red stone on its head. Behind them stand additional statues and draped orange and red fabric. No physical people are visible; all figures are statues.

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A photograph of a shrine arrangement of bronze-toned metal murtis set on a wooden platform before a lit oil lamp in the foreground. Several standing figures include a tall figure in an orange-red shawl at right, a figure with an elephant head at left, and multi-armed deities at right, many with white flowers at their bases and marigold blossoms among them. Behind them, dark-painted statues in pink, orange and white garments stand on golden pedestals against an orange wall, and a colourful painted floor pattern lies beneath. No living people are visible.A photograph of a shrine arrangement with metal murtis on a reddish stone platform. A tall golden standing figure on the left has a bare torso and a raised hand, and a second standing figure on the right wears an orange cloth with a purple border and a crown. In the centre sits a silver-white stepped shrine, flanked by smaller red-clad figures and a figure holding a staff. A silver Ganesha-like deity with a trunk sits at the lower left. 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A central standing deity murti with a crown wears rudraksha mala strands and holds a hand raised, flanked by a smaller standing figure on the left holding a white chrysanthemum and a figure on the right draped in a red-orange cloth and holding a white flower. A small seated Ganesha murti in front is decorated with a white flower. Red kumkum marks are on the foreheads and hands, and the statues are garlanded with yellow-and-white flowers. Behind them is an ornate metal panel with floral relief work and a dark stone wall.2025-09-02KAILASA MULHEIM, GERMANY on 11/3/20202020-11-03