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A photo of a long-haired person in a red sleeveless top and orange wrap standing at the left, reaching up with one hand to touch the chest of a large polished black stone deity murti with a tall crown and raised hand holding an object. Ornate gold-leaf arches frame the murti in front of deep red velvet drapes. A brass oil lamp and a tray with flowers and offerings sit on a wooden tray in front, and a person in a pale pink garment is partly visible at the right edge. The ritual appears to be a consecration-style puja at the murti. The person's appearance is consistent with a shaved-or-tilak-marked devotee; identity uncertain.

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May 22 20092009-05-22A man in a red sleeveless top stands at the left edge, reaching with his right hand to touch the chest of a large black stone deity murti that wears a tall crown and ornate necklaces. A white thread or cord is wrapped around the murti's arm and hand, and his other hand holds the cord near the base. Behind them are ornate gold-coloured arches and deep red velvet drapes. The man has long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, and he is looking down toward the statue. The setting appears to be a temple sanctum during a consecration-style ritual.2009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22November 09 20072007-11-09May 22 20092009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22A photograph inside a temple hall during a consecration ritual. A tall, long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-beaded necklace and white sacred ash on his arms gestures with open palms toward a large dark stone deity murti of a standing divine couple wearing crowns, draped in a pink cloth at its base. Beside him, a man in orange holds a gold kalasha pot in a white mesh wrap. Behind them, several robed figures in orange stand near the curtain, and one person in orange raises a camera.2007-11-09A figure in an orange robe with long, loose dark hair bends forward on a stepladder to place their face against the head of a tall black stone deity murti. The murti stands in a gilded arched frame and holds a weapon-like staff in one raised hand, wearing a red and yellow crown with a flower garland. To the left, a young woman in an orange-and-saffron sari stands on a ladder holding a small brass vessel aloft. Behind them hang red, green and gold festival cloths and garlands of white flowers, and a smaller golden deity sits on a pedestal at right beside a cameraman.2007-11-09A man with long, curly dark hair and white tilak marks on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and a gold pendant, reaches toward a large black stone deity murti. The murti has a tall crown or headdress decorated with a garland of yellow and red flowers and a red ribbon, and multiple arms. Gold-framed arch, red velvet drape and white curtain form the backdrop.2007-11-09