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A dark-complexioned deity murti stands in a niche framed by a carved arch, dressed in a magenta sari with gold border and a green shawl, adorned with layered garlands of white and yellow flowers and a red bindi. On the left edge a priest in a white dhoti with a red-bordered shawl stands beside the figure, and a brass lamp is visible at upper right. The setting appears to be a temple sanctum with stone walls. No a person candidate is visible, so the figure is a deity murti rather than a person.

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A dark-stone deity murti stands in a temple shrine, adorned with a pink and gold saree, a green shawl, a multi-strand white and pink flower garland and a red kumkum bindi. A bronze-framed golden arch with floral motifs frames the image. At the left edge, a partially visible person in white clothing stands near the shrine, and a lit oil lamp is visible at the right edge.2012-05-18A photograph of a black stone deity murti dressed in a pink and green silk sari with gold border, adorned with white jasmine garlands and yellow flower strands, with a red bindi on its forehead. An elderly man with grey hair, bare-chested and wearing white and saffron-striped shawls, bends forward in reverence beside the murti. Ornate gold-toned temple frame and a small lamp are visible in the background. The man is a devotee or priest; no clear appearance-based identification is made.2012-05-18A priest with grey hair and a bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti, bends forward at a temple shrine to adorn a black stone deity murti dressed in a pink and green silk sari. The murti wears a long garland of white jasmine and yellow flowers around its neck and a red tilak on its forehead. Behind it is an ornate golden arch and a brass oil lamp on the right. The scene suggests a temple alankaram or puja.2012-05-18A dim temple shrine photographed at close range shows a dark-stone deity murti, draped in a red sari-like cloth with a green border and garlanded with yellow and orange flower necklaces, set beneath a gilded arched prabhavali. A priest on the left, with a shaved head and bare upper body wearing an orange-brown cloth over his shoulder, holds a flaming aarti lamp toward the image. A second person's hand, with a wristwatch, is visible at the upper right, holding a lamp or offering. Flower petals and small offerings lie on the floor. The scene depicts an aarti ritual before a deity.2012-05-18A bare-chested priest with grey hair and a white dhoti stands at left, reaching toward a deity murti. The murti is a female form draped in a pink sari with a green shawl, wearing a flower garland with yellow and white blossoms and a tall crown-like headdress. Behind it is an ornate gold arch framing the shrine, and oil lamps stand at the right edge. Another person's hand and a partial figure appear at the lower right. The scene suggests a temple ritual dressing or adorning the deity.2012-05-18A deity murti dressed in a red sari with white and orange flower garlands stands before a glowing red-and-gold circular halo lamp. A priest in a white dhoti with a green-bordered shawl stands at the right edge, hands folded in prayer. A brass oil lamp is visible beside the murti, and a stone wall with carved details forms the dark background of a temple shrine.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of a dark stone deity murti dressed in a red silk sari-like cloth and heavily garlanded with white, orange and yellow flower garlands. The face has large painted eyes and a white vertical marking on the forehead, and a white necklace is visible at the neck. Behind the figure is an orange and gold cloth backdrop with a lamp burning at the top. On the right edge, a person's hand and a white-clothed arm are partially visible, but no full face is shown. The murti is the main subject, decorated for worship in a temple setting.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18Photograph taken in a dim temple interior, with a blurred foreground of a large yellow-orange cloth decorated with white floral motifs and a blue circular emblem with a white bird. Behind it, a dark stone deity murti stands in an arched niche framed by an ornate golden surround, adorned with a garland of flowers and a red bindi-like mark. Small lamps glow at the right edge. A partially visible figure in white stands at the left edge. The page notes a person at this event, but no visible person clearly matches an appearance-based candidate, so the identity remains uncertain.2012-05-18A black stone deity murti is dressed in a red sari and draped with white and orange flower garlands, with a gold-toned face and a silver-and-gold ornament at the chest. Rows of red and white marks decorate the forehead and body. An oil lamp burns above the murti, and a bronze or brass backdrop sits behind it. In the foreground, the blurred shoulder and arm of a person in white clothing appears at the right edge, partly visible. This is a photograph of a deity murti during worship, with no clear view of a person.2012-05-18