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A man with hands pressed together in namaste stands at left beside large colorful deity murti figures decorated with yellow marigold garlands. He wears a maroon-red dhoti and shawl, gold armband and gold ornaments, with a pink and white flower garland around his neck. He is bare-chested and has a tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a tall multi-armed goddess figure holds a veena-like instrument, and a male deity figure at right wears a blue and silver garment and holds a stick. A swan and a lion figure with garlands sit in the foreground beside a blue cloth, and a tent ceiling overhead. The scene resembles a puja or darshan before deity murtis.

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September 28 20172017-09-28A photograph inside a canopied temple pavilion showing a man in a maroon-brown dhoti and wrap, with a pink and white flower garland, a gold waist ornament and gold armlets, standing with palms pressed together in namaste and looking up with a smile. Behind him are large decorated deity murtis with gold-embellished crowns, yellow marigold garlands and a swan figure, one holding a veena-like instrument. The man bears white vibhuti and a tilak on his forehead; his appearance is ceremonial with saffron-toned dress and rudraksha-style adornment, but his face and identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so he is described by role as a devotee performing puja before the murtis.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA devotee in a dark red-brown dhoti-style wrap and a pink-and-white flower garland stands at left, holding a long ceremonial staff with a decorated tip toward large painted deity murtis. The central figure is a goddess with a lion mount beside her, and a second figure holds a veena. Yellow marigold garlands drape the statues, which wear ornate gold-and-yellow embroidered costumes and crowns, while swan and bird figures sit on a blue cloth at the base. A plain cloth canopy overhead. Two statues and the devotee are the visible figures, and a large portion of a third statue is at right.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a large ornate deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a golden crown and red-and-gold sari, holding a trident and other weapons, flanked by a lion and a blue-faced figure. In front, a man in a rust-red wrap with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style neck garland of white and pink flowers, and gold armbands stands with palms pressed together in namaste before the murti, with yellow marigold garlands and a golden halo behind him under a white canopy.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA long-haired man in a rust-orange robe with a red and white flower garland, gold armbands and a gold necklace stands with palms joined in namaskar before a large, richly ornamented deity murti of Devi Durga, painted yellow-faced with a golden crown and gold embroidered costume. He holds a ceremonial rod or lamp stick toward the figure. Behind him an attendant in a brown robe holds a brass tray with pink flowers and offerings. A framed portrait labelled in a regional script is visible at left. Garlands drape the goddess, and a white tent canopy overhead frames the puja setting.2017-09-27