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December 16 20112011-12-16 +1 copiesDecember 16 20112011-12-16April 21 20132013-04-21A photograph of a temple ritual before a deity shrine framed by arches of marigold and rose garlands in yellow, purple, red and green. A person with long dark hair and a red tilak, wearing a lime-green silk sari with a teal border and a pearl-and-gold necklace and bangles, holds a brass lamp with a bright flame and a bell-shaped vessel before two metal deity murtis. The central murti wears a crown and a red cloth, and the right murti wears an ornate jeweled crown and a green silk garment with gold armlets. A bare-chested assistant in white dhoti stands at the lower left, holding a plate.2011-12-16December 16 20112011-12-16December 17 20112011-12-17June 04 20152015-06-04January 01 20132013-01-01April 21 20132013-04-21A photograph of a man in a brown sleeveless ritual garment with a bare upper body, wearing a long orange-red rudraksha mala around his neck and with long black hair worn loose down his back. He leans forward and reaches with both arms toward a silver-crowned deity murti dressed in a teal-blue sari with a green and yellow silk drape, adorned with gold jewellery, a silver crown and marigold and white flower garlands. Behind them stand large gold-toned decorative panels and a green cloth backdrop, and a small brass plate with flowers sits at the lower left. The man appears to be making an offering or adorning the murti.2013-05-12December 17 20112011-12-17A photograph of a temple puja before a deity murti wearing an ornate jeweled crown and an orange garment with a yellow and red floral garland. A man with long dark hair, a white and red garland of flowers, orange clothing, gold bangles and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp, an aarti or deepa, toward the figure. Behind the murti are colourful floral garlands in purple, pink, yellow and red, and gold ornaments are visible. The man is wearing a pale forehead marking and smiling.2011-12-11