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Golden processional murti figures of a deity couple, one in an orange turban with a crescent-topped crown and the other with black hair in a bun, wearing gold jewellery, white and yellow garlands and a red garment. A man with long dark hair and an orange-red top stands at left, reaching up to touch the forehead of the figure with his fingers, a ritual blessing.

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Photograph of a festival scene with two golden metal deity murtis on a decorated platform. The figure on the left wears an orange-saffron turban and ornate gold jewellery, with a red-and-black garment and an ornamental crown above. The figure on the right wears a red and gold sari, a black upswept hairstyle with a gold headpiece, a garland of white flowers, and a long garland of yellow and red blooms. A person in a red top, with long dark hair and a white flower garland, reaches up to touch the forehead of the right figure with a finger. Blue and gold draped cloth decorates the background.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Photograph of two gilded metal deity murti figures decorated for a temple festival. The figure at left wears an orange turban and has a red and gold dhoti-style garment with a dark blue jewelled collar; a hand in a red sleeve touches its forehead while a copper vessel of marigold garlands sits at lower left. The figure at right, a female deity murti, wears a black hair bun with jewelled headpiece, white jasmine garlands, red and yellow marigold garlands, layered gold necklaces, a red blouse and a teal skirt, with bangles on the arms. No living humans are visible beyond the hand and arm at left.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 24 20072007-12-24December 27 20082008-12-27July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a temple ritual centred on a deity murti pair in a golden arch. Two murti figures are dressed in orange and magenta silks with gold jewellery, silver ornaments, a crescent-topped crown and a red-orange turban, and are garlanded with red, yellow and white flower strands. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a beard wears an orange robe and reaches up to touch the murti's head, while a brass kalasha stands with flower garlands at lower left. No person's identity is inferred from appearance; the only visible physical person is this one man.2008-12-31July 07 20092009-07-07