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A low-angle outdoor photo beneath a large leafy tree. On the left stands a dark bronze or stone statue of a seated, crowned deity with a raised arm. On the right, a person in a rust-red garment with a gold-and-orange border and white flower garlands stands holding a long wooden staff, adorned with gold armlets and a gold necklace. Their head is bowed toward the statue, which suggests devotional honour. The person's face is turned down and partly obscured. Behind them is a bright sky.

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February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoors under a leafy tree, a man in an ochre-orange dhoti and shawl with a long white flower garland, red and green accents and gold bangles reaches out to touch a large black stone deity statue, its tall crown and upraised arm visible. Another man in similar orange robes stands behind him, bent forward. Tree branches and green foliage fill the background.2015-02-05A photograph taken from a low angle shows a bronze statue on the left, its seated figure with a bare chest and smooth head, beside a standing man in a rust-red dhoti and rust-red garment with a wide golden-yellow border. He wears a white garland with red and green accents, gold necklaces, bangles on his upper arm and wrist, and a white forehead mark, and he holds a tall bamboo staff with a bundle of straw at the top. Behind them, leafy green branches stand against a pale sky. The man appears to be looking down toward the statue. There is no visible second person.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05 +1 copiesFebruary 05 20152015-02-05A man in a red-maroon dhoti with a golden-yellow waistband and bare upper body stands at right, wearing white jasmine garlands with green and red accents and gold armlets, one hand raised toward two large black stone deity murtis at left. The murtis are adorned with scattered flower petals and a gilded arch overhead; green leafy trees fill the background. The man appears to be a priest or devotee performing worship before the murtis.2015-02-05Outdoors under a leafy tree, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-bordered sash and a long white and red flower garland stands beside a black stone statue of a seated figure in an ornate crown. He lays his right hand on the statue's head while holding a small wooden tray with a red cloth in his left hand. A second robed man stands partly visible at the right edge. A single person in the foreground is clearly in an orange robe with rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces; the statue is a deity murti.2015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a canopy of leafy trees. In the left foreground a large dark stone or metal statue of a deity stands with one arm raised, holding an object aloft, its torso and shoulders partly visible. At right, a shaved-headed priest in a saffron-orange dhoti with a yellow-gold border leans forward, reaching up toward the statue while holding a small silver vessel in one hand. Beside him, a second man in matching saffron-orange and gold garments holds a shallow metal bowl. The scene suggests a ritual offering or abhishekam at the deity murti.2015-02-05A photo taken from below under leafy trees shows a dark stone deity murti with a crown and a raised arm holding an object, beside a man in an orange-red dhoti and wrap edged in gold, wearing a long white flower garland with red and green ribbon accents, gold bangles, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. He reaches out with one hand toward the murti. A bald man in similar orange-red robes and a beaded mala stands at the right edge, partly cropped. Another hand holding a gold object appears at the upper right.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05