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A photograph of a decorated deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a throne-like platform, covered with multicolored flower garlands and an umbrella-shaped canopy above. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange cloth, lights an oil lamp in front of the murti at dusk. The murti shows a trident and ornate gold necklaces, with the Shiva figure in white and the Parvati figure in green. Overhead hang red, green, orange and black decorative pennants. The sky is pale blue-grey.

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December 22 20052005-12-22December 22 20052005-12-22December 22 20052005-12-22December 22 20052005-12-22December 22 20052005-12-22A photograph of an evening outdoor procession at dusk. In the foreground on the left, a long-haired man with bare shoulders wears a saffron-orange cloth and holds a flame toward a decorated deity murti. Two metal deity figures are seated on a richly garlanded platform: the male figure holds a trident and wears a tall crown, and the female figure wears a green and red sari and a crown. Both are draped with flower garlands in yellow, white, pink and multicoloured strings, and a fringed canopy in red, green, orange and black stripes shades them. The canopy border is decorated with painted animal and ornamental motifs. The scene is set under a cloudy sky with trees at the edges. The flame and lamp indicate an aarti offering.2005-12-22A photograph taken from a low angle of a person in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair, standing at left and holding a lit oil lamp toward a richly decorated deity murti. The murti, seated on a throne-like base, wears a silver crown, a trident held in one hand, and a green and gold sari-like cloth on the seated female figure; both are draped in multicoloured garland strands of white, yellow, red, green and pink. A large canopy with orange, red, green and white panels shelters the murti under a cloudy sky, with trees behind. The person's face is not visible clearly enough to determine identity, so the a person candidate is uncertain; a single standing figure is present.2005-12-22A photograph taken from below of a richly decorated festival chariot or palanquin carrying two metal murti figures seated on a throne. The figures are draped in red, green and yellow flower garlands and their throne is wrapped in multicoloured flower strings. Above them an orange and multicoloured canopy with fringed edges shelters the deities against a blue sky. On the left edge a standing man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, long-haired and bare-shouldered, holds a lit oil lamp or flame toward the murti in an aarti gesture. Several deity figures are visible; one holds a trident.2005-12-22December 22 20052005-12-22 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a deity procession float decorated with dense multicolored flower garlands in yellow, red, green, white and pink, under a colorful striped canopy against a blue sky. Two metal deity figures sit on the float: a male figure holding a trident and wearing a silver crown and jewelry, and a female figure in a green and red sari with a gold crown. On the left, a man with long hair wearing an orange robe holds a lit oil lamp toward the deities, performing aarti. The float is draped in orange cloth and trees surround the setting.2005-12-22December 22 20052005-12-22Outdoor photo of a standing man in an orange-saffron robe and long, swept-back dark hair holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a decorated deity murti. The murti is a seated Shiva-form figure with a trident (trishula) and a crowned head, paired with a seated goddess figure in a green and red sari; both are adorned with gold necklaces and wrapped in multicolour garlands of marigolds and flowers. A large ornamental canopy with red, orange and green fringed cloth stands above them under a grey sky with trees behind. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the lamp-waving role, with saffron clothing, long hair and a rudraksha-style neck adornment visible. The overall scene is a deity puja at an open-air procession or ritual site.2005-12-22