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A photograph of a golden temple shrine interior with a gilded wall and a large golden foot visible at upper left. In the foreground on a polished reddish floor, a golden kalasha-style vessel or peetha-like stand holds pink flowers, and a small golden deity murti stands beside it in an arched niche, flanked by rose petals scattered across the floor. No people are visible.

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October 21 20062006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21Close photograph of a golden deity murti in a temple shrine. A gold foot with an anklet and small bell rests near a golden sri yantra-like base on a metal tray, scattered with pink flower petals on a wooden floor. Ornate gilded carvings and a female figure with a crown stand beside it. A yellow-robed arm enters at the right edge. No people's faces are visible.2006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21Close view of gilded temple shrine interior with no people visible. Central gold-toned Hindu deity murti stands in an arched niche with a raised hand and a red kumkum mark on its forehead. Beside it sits a small gold shivalinga-style stepped pedestal with red flower petals scattered around. A large gold foot and leg of a bigger statue rise at left, with dark round openings in the wall and white petals strewn on the golden floor.2006-10-21A photograph of a golden metal deity murti standing on a lotus-shaped pedestal inside a shrine, framed by an ornate arched niche with a cobra hood above its head. The figure wears a layered necklace and a long garland, with a bare foot and an ornamented gold leg visible at the upper left. In front, a tiered pile of cut sweets or offerings sits on a gold tray, and loose petals and red berries are scattered across the floor. No people are visible.2006-10-21Close photograph of a gilded metal murti of a standing deity inside an ornate arched shrine niche, with a golden hand and foot of a larger figure visible at the left. Below, a small gilded tiered stand and a shallow gold tray sit on a wet, reddish-stained floor. No people are visible in the frame.2006-10-21Close-up of a ceremonial deity scene: a large bronze foot with a white and maroon-bordered dhoti draped above it, a garland of white jasmine and yellow flowers with red blossoms on the figure, a bronze kalasha-shaped pot on a brass tray filled with yellow and red flowers and petals, and a gilded standing deity figure wearing a jewelled necklace and crown with red flowers, set against a red cloth on a wooden platform. No people are visible.2006-10-09February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a temple sanctum with a golden-brown carved stone wall and a large deity murti in a carved arched niche, its base and surroundings covered with white and pale yellow paste or offerings. A person in white dhoti stands at the left edge, and a metal plate heaped with white and pink-flecked food offerings sits in the lower left foreground. Wet, sticky residue coats the floor and the bases of the shrine, consistent with an abhishekam. The visible person is only partly shown, and no face or distinctive a person cues are visible, so no identification is made.2006-10-21A small gold-coloured deity murti stands on a gold pedestal, draped in a gold sari and silver jewellery, dressed with a dense garland of white jasmine and yellow marigold strands and red and pink flowers. A bare foot in white clothing with a maroon border steps onto the pedestal at left. Brass items including a bell, a steel bowl and a kalasha-like vessel sit at the base amid scattered petals and flowers, indicating a puja or abhishekam setting.2006-10-30A golden statue scene at a temple, showing a large seated gilded figure's leg and bent foot with an ankle bangle and small bell, above a golden pedestal with circular openings. In front stands a small golden deity murti with a crown and necklaces beside a golden shivalinga-style pedestal, with water flowing over the surfaces during abhishekam. A silver vessel and bowl sit at the left edge. No physical people are clearly visible apart from a dark blur at the lower left.2006-10-21