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Three men in white dhotis and white head wraps stand with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a golden deity murti seated on a golden throne. The central murti wears an orange turban-like crown, orange and red garlands, and gold ornaments. The seated figure on the right, with a tall gold crown and red sari-style dress, is a deity murti adorned with white jasmine and red garlands. Behind them stand a painted blue murti, a gold-arched throne back and a magenta drape. Some men wear gold-bordered white shawls. The scene suggests a temple or ashram ritual setting with flower garlands.

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May 12 20132013-05-12May 12 20132013-05-12A temple-style ritual scene with several figures seated and standing before a golden shrine and a blue and pink painted backdrop. A standing man in a white dhoti and shawl, with a white head cloth, a rudraksha-style band on his arm and a white garland, presses his palms together in anjali. Beside him a seated figure in a white head cloth and saffron-orange and red garments, adorned with garlands, also joins hands in prayer. Several golden deity murti stand in ornate arches decorated with flower garlands, including figures in orange and red and a deity murti with a crown and trident. Seated devotees in the lower left have their hands folded. Offerings of marigold and white flower garlands fill the scene.2013-05-12May 12 20132013-05-12May 12 20132013-05-12May 12 20132013-05-12May 12 20132013-05-12May 10 20142014-05-10Two priests in white dhotis and white turbans stand before a golden ornamental arch in a temple setting. The priest in front wears a white shawl and holds garlands of white and red flowers in his folded hands; the priest behind has a bare upper body with white vibhuti markings on his arm and wears a rudraksha bracelet and a flower garland. To the right, metal deity murti figures wearing orange-and-gold crowns and red-orange garland sets sit on a gilded throne, and a large orange multi-armed deity with a trident and drum is painted on the wall behind. Garlands of marigolds and red flowers drape the murtis and the golden peetha. Devotees' hands and heads are visible at the bottom edge.2013-05-12April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual before richly decorated deity murtis draped in dense garlands of yellow, red, purple and white flowers. Two priests stand at centre-left holding a long white cloth stretched across the image: the left priest, bare-chested with a white dhoti and red-and-gold waist cloth, wears an orange-gold turban and a white thread, while the right priest wears a light cream shawl, a green turban and a white garland, holding the cloth taut. A brass pot and a flame burn in the foreground with flower offerings, and a bare-chested attendant sits at the right edge. Gold filigree and a pink backdrop frame the shrine.2013-07-18A temple-style ceremony before a gilded arched backdrop and a red draped platform. Central deity murti, gold-crowned with a silver-and-gold body and jewelled necklaces, is seated with garlands of yellow marigold and red flowers. Two priests stand on silver pedestals: the left priest in white dhoti with a gold-and-purple cloth on his shoulder and a gold turban is draping a striped silk cloth over the deity; the right priest in white dhoti with a yellow-orange shawl and green turban holds a cloth and wears a marigold garland. In front, three decorated kalasha pots garlanded with marigolds and red flowers sit beside a fire pit with a bright flame, with oil lamps on either side.2015-07-13