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A photograph of a devotee in an orange-red turban and orange-red cloth draped over the shoulders, long dark hair hanging down the back, and a white flower garland around the head, reaching up to adjust a multicoloured garland of marigolds, roses and green leaves on a golden deity murti seated on a throne. The murti wears a golden crown, gold ornaments and a white flower garland. Behind the murti is an ornate golden backdrop with a peacock-feather decoration. In the left foreground another person with a gold-coloured arm band and bare shoulders stands beside a gold tray of lamps and a brass vessel holding flowers and leaves.

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A photograph of a temple shrine during a festival decorated with flower garlands in red, yellow, white and green. In the foreground a figure seen from behind wears an orange-red head wrap, long dark hair falling down the back, gold armlets and a bangle, and is touching a golden palanquin-style vahana. Beside them stand gold metal deity murtis with crowns and ornate gold jewellery, one holding a raised hand, and the central figure wearing a crown and garlands in red and white. Golden ornamental arches and a red curtain frame the scene. Appearance-based cues on the back-facing figure are only partial, so the identity is uncertain.2016-12-23December 14 20162016-12-14July 09 20172017-07-09A devotee with long dark hair wrapped in a rust-red cloth stands in the foreground with back to camera, wearing a white and red flower garland, gold armlets and a rust-orange wrap. Beside them is a gilded deity murti decorated with red roses, yellow and white flower garlands, green leaves and a golden crown, seated with a raised hand. A gold ritual vessel is visible at lower left. The setting is a stone shrine with an ornate gold-framed backdrop.2016-12-23December 14 20162016-12-14A photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A man with long dreadlocks, wearing a rust-brown turban and brown dhoti with gold border, stands at center decorating a golden kalasha with a long garland of yellow, red, green and pink flowers. Behind him, a bare-chested attendant in orange dhoti with gold border holds a brass plate and wears a rudraksha mala. To the right, a deity murti with red face, gold crown and ornaments sits beneath flower garlands, with a tall brass lamp stand and gold vessels nearby. Lamps and flowers fill the shrine.2016-12-14July 09 20172017-07-09January 04 20152015-01-04December 23 20162016-12-23July 22 20132013-07-22December 23 20162016-12-23December 14 20162016-12-14