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A photograph of a decorated altar or seat with an ornate gold arched backdrop carved with lion-like and floral motifs. The gold frame is draped with green leaf garlands, and a mound of red flower petals and dried herbs sits in the center. Yellow marigold garlands wrap the front of the platform, which is covered in a red cloth with blue and gold borders. Brass pots, coconut-like offerings and bundled leaves are arranged along the base. No people are visible; a small blue-and-white logo sits in the upper left corner.

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July 02 20162016-07-02A photograph of a decorated ritual kalasha-style object placed before a gilded arched backdrop on a red and gold brocade cloth. A coconut with a red tilak mark is dressed in a red cloth and wrapped with white and red garlands, with yellow marigold garlands and green mango leaves arranged around it. Yellow flower garlands and coconuts sit at the base. No physical people are visible, and no a person candidate is present.2018-03-02A photograph of a decorated ceremonial throne-like seat in front of a red silk backdrop with small gold motifs. An ornate gold-plated arched canopy with carved makara-style scrollwork and a kirtimukha-like head at its crest frames the seat. The seat is heaped with white jasmine garlands, yellow and deep red chrysanthemums, and a central red cloth, topped by a gold-coloured vertical ornament. A gold-bordered red and black silk cloth drapes the base. No people are visible in the frame.November 16 20152015-11-16Close view of a bronze deity murti heavily adorned with garlands of red roses and yellow and white flowers, with a red silk sash bordered by gold beads across its chest. A bronze trident-like or ritual implement and hand are visible at right, with ornate gold jewellery and a red cloth beside it. Behind are gold-toned metal panels and draped shimmering silk fabric. No people are visible.2016-12-12A photograph of an empty ornate gold-coloured arched frame. In front sits a cushioned seat draped with a pink and gold-bordered silk cloth, covered in a garland of yellow and magenta chrysanthemums, a single red rose at the centre, and white jasmine strands hanging down the sides. Lamps and a small metal object are partly visible at the bottom edge. No people are visible.July 17 20132013-07-17A bronze deity murti of a seated sage-like figure stands within a gilded arched prabhavali frame on a red cloth-draped altar. The bronze is adorned with garlands of white jasmine and yellow marigolds, plus red rose petals and green leaves. A white dhoti with a red-and-gold border is draped on the figure. Brass lamps with yellow flower garlands flank the frame, and a small flame burns among petals at the base. Blue-and-gold embroidered fabric is draped across the top of the altar.2018-03-02A bare-chested priest in a gold-bordered dhoti and white upper cloth stands at left, arm raised over a golden-framed deity murti draped in red and adorned with red flowers, yellow marigold garlands, green leaves and a gold arch behind. A second man stands behind him holding a woven basket. Smoke rises in the lit temple hall with scaffolding visible. No identifiable a person is visible; the figures are priests or attendants.2018-03-02Photo 11728760 +2 copiesMarch 02 20182018-03-02July 09 20152015-07-09 +1 copies