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March 08 20052005-03-08A photograph of a group of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing rudraksha malas and orange-edged shawls, gathered around a large golden deity murti lying on its side on a wooden carrying frame. Wooden poles and rope bindings are visible beneath the figure, and the murti is wrapped in an orange cloth. Several men lean in closely to guide and handle the figure while others stand watching in the background.2007-04-19Night-time photo of a ceremonial procession at an ashram. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders are lifting and carrying a wooden palanquin or ratha platform, hands raised on its underside. Behind them, a golden deity murti with garlands and red-orange cloth draped over the carriage. A man in a red-orange cloth stands in the middle, and a man in white with a yellow-gold sash holds the platform on the right. Dim overhead lights and a tin roof frame the scene.2013-12-24A night-time photograph of a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts gathered around a large gilded bronze deity murti on an ornate circular golden base. Several men wear orange or saffron sashes and rudraksha-style beaded garlands; one man in the centre leans over the murti with his hands on it, while another holds a cloth. The murti is draped with orange cloth and garlanded with white and green flower strands. Behind them stands a yellow construction crane or machine and a whitewashed wall with windows. A devotee in a plaid shirt and a bald older man in glasses at the lower right watch the activity. The scene suggests a night-time ritual handling of a deity figure.2007-04-19Night scene of a temple or ashram interior with several men handling a large ornate gold-coloured structure. A man in white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala and an orange sash is bent over the structure adjusting a gold pole, while a man in a white shirt on the left stands beside it. In the foreground, a grey-haired man in white and an orange-clad figure are seen from behind, one arm raised. A man in a white dhoti stands at the upper right beside a white wall with cables running along it. Floodlights and a crane hook appear at the top left. Caption on the image reads a copyright notice.2007-04-19December 27 20052005-12-27December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of a night ritual in which a large golden deity murti lies on a gold-embossed ornamental platform, draped in orange cloth and decorated with white and multicoloured flower garlands. Wooden poles are placed beneath the platform for carrying. A devotee in white dhoti and shirt with an orange sash and a rudraksha mala leans forward with hands on the pole, while other men in white dhotis and orange sashes crowd around. Partially visible people stand at the edges of the frame, one with grey hair at the lower left and another at the lower right. The setting is an open concrete floor.2007-04-19A night photograph, slightly blurred, of a large gilded deity murti seated on a golden throne-like structure beneath a gold canopy inside a decorated wooden-framed shrine. Several men in light shirts and dhotis stand on a raised platform beside the figure, one touching its raised foot, while a man in white stands at lower right reaching toward the statue. Newspaper-wrapped poles and bamboo supports are visible at left, and a small framed photograph of a seated robed figure with text appears at the bottom edge. The gold figure holds a raised hand and a lotus-like object in its lap area.December 23 20062006-12-23A brass deity murti lies horizontally on a concrete floor, draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with white and pink flowers, while wooden poles and straps are used to lift and move it. Several people in white ritual clothes with orange shawls stand around, and a man in a checked shirt on the left grips the poles. Ornate brass base pieces and a carved metal platform lie nearby.2007-04-19November 18 20122012-11-18