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Close-up photograph of a ritual altar with a small bronze deity murti standing centre, holding a trident-like staff and wearing a red tilak on its forehead. Behind it, a seated bronze deity with multiple arms is visible. Two coconuts wrapped in red cloth and gold-trimmed leaves are placed on silver bases, with green leaves and a yellow flower arranged around them. A brass bell and a golden figure are in the background. No people are visible.

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Close view of a shrine altar with a seated bronze deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a crown and a red tilak, flanked by two golden lion figures. Brass oil lamps with tall stems stand on a maroon velvet cloth in front, and a brass figure of a small standing deity sits at lower right. Behind the altar, a person in a yellow garment and red cloth is partly visible among garlands of yellow and red flowers. No people are clearly in the foreground beyond this partially visible figure.2021-05-19A close view of a gilded deity murti on an ornately decorated palanquin or procession platform. The central figure, a gold-faced male murti, wears a brown turban with a peacock-feather fan, a jeweled paisley crest, layered gold necklaces and a beaded jewelled collar studded with red and green stones. Beside it, a smaller gold-faced female murti wears a tall jeweled crown, a red flower in her hair, a nose ring and white jasmine garlands over a colourful sari. Red and gold draped cloth, a mirror-work backdrop with blue and gold embellishments, and a golden staff or mace stand at the sides, with garlands of red and yellow flowers adorning the figures.2021-05-17MAy 19 20212021-05-19January 08 20122012-01-08May 14 20132013-05-14 +1 copiesDecember 08 20112011-12-08March 18 20142014-03-18A photograph of a ritual puja table set up outdoors under a canopy. Centre stands a small metallic figurine of a standing sadhu-like figure in a red dhoti and red turban, with a pink glass vessel and yellow marigold flowers before it. On the left, a framed photo shows bare feet resting in a tray with flowers, captioned as a printed name. Around the table are brass pots, a white conch shell, a copper vessel with dark liquid, a plate of pink rose petals and yellow marigolds, a plate with a red-orange pyramid of kumkum, and brass oil lamps lit at the back. The cloth beneath is dark with a leopard-like pattern. No physical people are visible.2021-10-13April 16 20122012-04-16 +1 copiesMAy 19 20212021-05-19December 25 20132013-12-25Close photo of a ritual setup at a puja. In the foreground, a brass kalasha pot holds mango leaves and a coconut. Behind it, a deity murti dressed in a green silk garment with pink border and gold-toned jewellery, with a crown-like headpiece, sits draped in a magenta cloth. Garlands of yellow marigolds lie at its base. Behind, a small brass-framed deity figure in blue robes stands near pink roses and a brass vessel. A small oil lamp burns in the lower foreground. No people are visible.2009-05-28