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Photograph 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.

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December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Golden 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.2007-12-25Photograph 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 24 20072007-12-24December 24 20072007-12-24December 25 20072007-12-25Photograph of two gilded processional murtis seated on a decorated carriage under a temple portico. The figure on the right wears a turquoise-green sari with an orange shawl, gold necklaces, bangles and a crown-like headpiece, with a long dark braid. The figure beside is in a red turban and red garment with a gold necklace. A bare-backed person with a red headband stands at left, reaching toward the murtis and holding flowers, beside a brass vessel with a lit oil lamp. The carriage is draped in garlands of marigolds, white flowers and green leaves, and an orange and white cloth with gold trim hangs at right. The murtis are statues, not physical people.2007-12-25December 31 20082008-12-31December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a procession float or ratha carrying gilded murti figures decorated with flower garlands in red, white, yellow and purple. On the left a person in orange robes with a long dark swept-back hair and a pink headband reaches toward a figure in red garments and a red turban, holding a flower. On the right a gold-faced deity murti in a sea-green silk sari and orange drape wears a crown and jewellery. Garlands hang along the edge of the float, with a copper vessel and a white banner in the background.2007-12-25December 30 20082008-12-30