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A photograph of a temple procession vehicle decorated with yellow, orange, red and purple marigold garlands. Two standing figures in saffron-orange robes attend a seated pair of gilded deity murtis under a golden arched canopy; the figure in front, with a long swept-back hair style, holds a brass plate or lamp aloft while another orange-clad attendant touches the deity's crown. The seated murtis wear jeweled garments, a blue-and-gold sari-style dress and a crown, and sit on a white decorated seat or vahana. A gilded peetha-like base with a gold kalasha-shaped finial stands in front. The setting is a covered open-sided shelter with stone pillars and a metal railing outside.

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December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A photograph inside a covered temple pavilion showing a priest in saffron-orange robes standing on a raised platform and touching a vermilion or saffron mark to the forehead of a large deity murti. The murti wears a teal and magenta silk sari with gold border, a crown, large earrings and layered necklaces, and is framed by a gold arch decorated with yellow, red and purple flower garlands. In the foreground a second priest in orange robes kneels and holds up a brass plate or tray with a lit lamp and flower offerings. Ornate gold oil lamps with peacock and floral motifs stand at the right edge, and a gold kalasha-shaped vessel sits at the base. Background figures in white dhotis are partly visible in mist.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27Two priests in saffron-orange robes perform worship at a decorated shrine beneath a stone-pillared canopy. The taller priest, bare-headed with a white cloth on his head, raises a lit lamp toward a pair of deity murtis draped in marigold and multicoloured flower garlands; one murti wears a red crown and the other a gold crown and red-and-gold dress. A second priest in orange holds a silver tray and a brass vessel near a golden peetha, while a bearded devotee in orange stands at left. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and a golden throne-like seat surround the murtis.2009-12-27December 30 20092009-12-30December 27 20092009-12-27December 25 20092009-12-25March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesDecember 27 20092009-12-27