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A priest in an orange-saffron shawl over a bare upper body stands with his back to the camera, touching the painted forehead of a large yellow-faced multi-armed deity murti. The murti has long black hair, a white embroidered garment and a white ornate crown, and holds a raised weapon with a red-tipped handle; red and white lace-like decorations fill the background. A silver vessel is visible at the lower left. No identifiable a person depiction is clearly shown; the priest is described by role only.

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October 15 20122012-10-15October 15 20122012-10-15October 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and wrap, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala and white tilak on his forehead, touches the forehead of a large yellow-faced Kali-style deity murti with raised arms, long black hair and a white lace-like backdrop. A second assistant in pink-orange cloth holds a silver pot or vessel with grass at the left edge. The background is a red draped cloth. Behind the deity, a smaller white-and-yellow figure is visible.2012-10-15October 11 20132013-10-11A photograph of a large yellow-faced deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, decorated with white lace-like embellishments, red and white flower garlands, gold jewellery and a white ornate crown. A man with a beard, wearing a pink and white flower garland and red bangles, touches the deity's forehead with his fingers while a steel vessel sits in the foreground. Red and orange painted backdrop and a metal rod are visible behind the murti. The scene appears to be a devotional puja at a temple shrine.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08October 03 20112011-10-03A photograph of a large yellow-faced deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, dressed in a white and gold sari and decorated with white jasmine and red flower garlands. In the foreground a figure with long matted dark locks, wearing an orange cloth and a flower garland over the shoulders, raises an arm to touch the murti's forehead in devotion. The murti holds weapons and a sword-like implement in its raised hands, set before a white ornate backdrop and a painted red panel with figures. A corrugated metal roof overhead suggests a temporary pandal setting.2016-10-08A figure seen from behind, with long dreadlocked black hair and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers around the neck, wearing an orange-brown garment, reaches up to touch the forehead of a large yellow-faced Durga-style deity murti. The murti wears a white crown, a white and gold embroidered sari-like garment, white floral garlands with red flowers, and holds weapons including a sword and trident-like implement in its multiple raised arms. A painted red and colourful backdrop with figures sits behind the murti under a corrugated metal roof. The scene suggests a devi pranapratishta or darshan moment at the idol.2016-10-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a Devi murti being ritually adorned in a covered pavilion with a corrugated roof. The yellow-skinned four-armed goddess wears a white decorated crown, white floral armbands, and a gold-embroidered red garment, with white and red flower garlands around her neck and arms. A priest with long dark hair, wearing a red-and-gold cloth and a green-and-red flower garland, leans in from the right and applies white paste to the murti's face with his right hand. Behind them a tall pillar wrapped in colourful patterned cloth stands beside red steel beams, and bundled sticks lie at the murti's base.2016-10-08