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A photograph of a temple ritual. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a pink turban and pink-and-white dhoti holds a lit lamp toward an ornate deity murti seated on a gold-framed throne with a green cloth backdrop, adorned with red and yellow garlands, a gold crown and a red-banded headpiece. Brass oil lamps stand at right and a second decorated altar with yellow marigold garlands and carved animal figures appears at left. A man with a camera stands near the left altar. Gold ceremonial umbrellas frame the scene under white canopy fabric.

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October 19 20152015-10-19October 18 20152015-10-18October 19 20152015-10-19October 19 20152015-10-19October 19 20152015-10-19October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 19 20152015-10-19October 19 20152015-10-19October 18 20152015-10-18A photograph of a temple-style ritual before a gilded metal murti seated on a throne draped with red, yellow and white garlands. The central deity figure wears a tall gold crown with a red band and an ornate white and gold chest piece, and holds a hand raised in blessing. Two smaller seated figures flank it, one in dark red and gold dress, the other in a patterned red and gold turban. Two bare-chested male priests in white dhotis stand in front, one with a pink turban and red-and-gold cloth at the waist, the other with a rudraksha-style neck cord, both raising a lamp toward the murti. A brass oil lamp sits at lower left and gold ceremonial standards frame the scene.2015-10-19July 06 20152015-07-06