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A night-time photograph of a devotee in saffron-orange cloth, with a bare shaved head and white sacred ash marks on the skin, waving a white feathered fan or chamara over a decorated deity murti. The murti is seated on a red satin-draped platform and wrapped in strings of marigold and rose garlands, with gold ornaments and a green and gold garment. Behind it stand a tall canopy and ornately painted cloth banners in red, blue, yellow and orange with floral motifs and bird emblems. Gold-toned shrine ornaments frame the murti. The scene suggests a procession or night worship at a temple shrine.

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March 02 20132013-03-02November 01 20112011-11-01Night photograph of a temple procession shrine decorated with a colourful painted canopy in red, blue, yellow and white, with a golden-fringed top. Inside, a deity murti is garlanded with yellow and red flower strands and leaf garlands on a red cloth. Two attendants stand on either side holding white whisk fans. A man on the left wears a white dhoti, white head-wrap and a gold necklace, and a second attendant on the right wears a saffron/orange dhoti and shawl with a patterned headpiece and gold bangles.2011-12-05October 30 20112011-10-30November 01 20112011-11-01A night-time outdoor photo of a ceremony beside a large deity murti seated on an ornate gold throne. A bare-chested young man in an orange dhoti with long dreadlocked hair and white vertical tilak marks drapes a red and gold cloth over the murti, which is heavily garlanded with red, yellow and green flowers and wears a crown. To the left stand two attendants: one with white forehead and body markings and a gold-beaded mala, the other bare-chested in an orange dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth. Red and white striped wall and a bright lamp are visible, and a flower-covered embellished seat frames the scene.2016-11-06March 02 20182018-03-02December 17 20112011-12-17March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02January 02 20162016-01-02