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A photograph inside a white tent showing a golden deity murti seated on a purple and green platform, decorated with multicoloured flower garlands and a gold crown. A tall brass oil lamp stands on the right beside an elaborately decorated deity figure in gold and red garments and jewelled crown, with a hand visible holding a ritual vessel near the lower right. Oil lamps and flower garlands are arranged around the shrine area.

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A photograph inside a white tent showing a gilded deity murti seated on a green-and-purple platform, draped in a white dhoti-like cloth and a multicoloured garland of marigold and tinsel strands. To the right stands a larger ornate deity murti with a gold crown, silver-toned ornaments and a multicoloured garland, in front of a gold-carved arch. A brass oil lamp stands on the floor beside the arch, and a man in dark clothing is partly visible at the right edge handling items near the altar. The scene shows deity murtis and a ritual setup; no living person is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-03-30A photograph taken under a white tent-like canopy showing two deity murtis decorated with multicolored garlands. On the right, a dark-faced murti of a standing deity stands within an ornate gold arch, wearing a tall crown, gold ornaments, a green sash and a red-orange garment, with a chain of multicolored flower garlands draped down its sides. On the left, a golden figure seated on a wooden platform with a green base is adorned with a white garment, a tall gold crown and multicolored garlands. A small table with a white cloth and brass items stands in front of the right murti. No people are visible.2006-04-03A photograph inside a white tent-like enclosure showing a golden murti of a seated deity with a crown, mustache and winged or shoulder-spread ornaments, draped in a white dhoti with a golden border and wrapped in multicolored garlands of red, yellow, green and white flowers. To the right stands a larger deity murti with a silver-jeweled crown, dark face, a white tilak, gold necklaces and a red-and-gold garment, also garlanded in bright flower strands. A brass oil lamp stands in the foreground beside a golden arched frame and a small brass kalasha-style vessel. No people are visible.2006-03-30A golden deity murti of a winged figure with a moustache, a tall ornate crown, a white tilak on the forehead and a jeweled chest ornament, standing in front of a gilded frame inside a white tent. Multicolored striped garlands hang from the frame and drape over the figure's wings and arms. A large gilded carved pillar stands at the right edge beside more colourful garlands. No physical people are visible.2006-04-03A golden statue of a winged deity figure with a white pointed crown, white and gold dhoti, and a gold belt sits within a tent in front of an ornate gold frame. Multicolored flower garlands in yellow, green, pink, white, red and blue are draped over its shoulders and arms and hang from the frame. The statue is decorated with white beadwork on its chest, and a sacred U-shaped mark is painted on its forehead. A dark platform lies at its base. No living people are visible, and the statue is not a depiction of a person.2006-04-03November 14 20102010-11-14 +1 copiesPhoto of a gold-coloured deity murti in a large shrine display, draped in multicoloured flower garlands of yellow, red, green and white, with gold jewellery, a gold crown and a jewelled necklace. A smaller gold figure stands at the base, and a second gold-crowned figure with a jewelled bodice sits to the left. Behind them, a painted portrait on a gold-framed backdrop shows a man with a moustache and a gold ornate canopy above. A blurred white-clad figure occupies the lower left foreground. Visible people: one partially visible person.2006-09-10November 12 20102010-11-12November 13 20072007-11-13A man in a saffron-orange robe stands smiling and waving beside a gilded deity murti in a white tent shrine. The murti, adorned with a tall crown, a silver-and-gold ornamented body and a multicoloured flower garland draped over the arch, stands under a gold arched frame. Brass oil lamps with bird-shaped tops flank the shrine, and a small silver kalasha sits draped in flowers on the right. The man has long dark hair and wears an orange shawl over orange clothing, with a rudraksha mala visible; his appearance is consistent with the candidate, but the page does not state he is present, so identity is uncertain. Mixed-colour garlands and red-and-gold cloth cover the altar area.2006-08-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti. Two priests in orange-brown garments kneel and bow at the left side of the murti. Ornate gold-painted architecture frames the scene, with a gold lion-carved pillar on the right, a multi-tiered painted pedestal with lion figures, and a lit oil lamp in the lower right corner.2017-01-08A photograph of a temple ritual in an open pavilion. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a white flower garland stands at left, holding up a tall brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a deity pair. Behind the lamp, a seated golden deity murti in a red garment and crown, with a garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers, is framed by a large floral arch. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like gold object sit on the altar in front. A second saffron-clad seated figure with a garland is at lower left, and a man in white stands at the far left edge. The scene reads as aarti during puja, with the people visible partly and the figures identifiable only by clothing and role.2009-12-30