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A close photograph of a ceremonial scene in dim light. On the left, a man in a red-brown turban and bare upper body, wearing gold armlets and a pink-and-white floral garland, reaches toward a golden deity murti. The murti wears an ornate gold crown with jewelled details, a purple garment, a gold necklace, bangles, and garlands of yellow marigolds and red, white and green flowers, with turmeric or kumkum marks on its face. The murti is a statue, not a physical person, so it is not counted.

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December 02 20172017-12-02Close photograph of a golden deity murti being embraced or honoured by a figure in a maroon turban and dark clothing, with the head bowed. The murti wears a purple cloth, gold armlets and bangles, and multiple garlands of yellow marigolds, red and white flowers and green leaves. Ornate gold and jewelled decoration frames the scene in warm, hazy light.2017-11-11A man in a rust-red turban and reddish-brown clothing, bare-chested with gold armlets and a long swept-back braid, drapes a thick garland of yellow, orange and red flowers over a golden deity murti. The murti wears a gold crown, gold ornaments and a deep red sari. A lit oil lamp stands in the right foreground beside brass vessels, and marigold and rose decorations fill the background of a temple sanctum.2016-12-14December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph of a temple ritual at night. A man in the foreground wears a rust-brown turban, a long dark wrap, gold armbands and a garland of red, pink, yellow and white flowers, and offers something cupped in his hands toward a golden deity murti. The murti wears a jewelled crown, a golden necklace, a yellow garland and a long gold staff. Behind them, a young woman in an orange cloth with a tilak and a second person in orange stand near a woven basket and a lit lamp. Ornate stone pillars frame the scene.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02April 28 20152015-04-28 +1 copiesJuly 19 20162016-07-19July 31 20152015-07-31May 07 20172017-05-07Close photograph of a ceremony in which a man in a maroon-brown turban and a reddish-brown garment bends forward, his face lowered, pressing his head against a golden ornamental object. He wears a pink and white flower garland and gold bangles. Beside him, a figure in purple and gold ornate clothing is adorned with thick yellow, red and white marigold and flower garlands. A gold-embellished headdress and a golden canopy or crown form rise in the background, with smoke or haze in the air.2017-11-11