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A photograph of a large black deity murti standing in an outdoor courtyard beneath trees, adorned with a gold crown, a white vertical tilak, a white flower garland at the neck and heavy silver-and-gold jewelled necklaces. It wears a purple-and-gold garment and is draped with long yellow and red marigold garlands; its raised hand is covered in gold. Behind it is a red curtain and an ornate gold arch, with a gold lion-carved pillar at left. In the foreground, two people with dark hair are seen from behind, one wearing a red-and-yellow flower garland, and a photographer stands at left. Pale stone paving surrounds the scene.

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December 30 20172017-12-30Outdoor temple scene with a large golden deity murti draped in purple and gold cloth, heavy floral garlands in yellow, pink and red, and an ornate jewelled necklace. In the foreground at left, a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a green and red floral garland and bangles, sits facing the deity with his hands near a small flame and offerings. Behind them, a woman in orange robes and a man in a white dhoti and shawl photograph the ritual with cameras. A gilded carved pillar with lion figures and a large tree stand in the background.2017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30Outdoor photo at a golden shrine under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A standing deity murti with a crown, dark face and dense garlands of yellow and multicoloured flowers stands within a gilded canopy with lion-carved pillars and a red curtain behind. Incense smoke drifts through the air. At left, a woman in an orange sari photographs the scene. In the foreground, a devotee in a green and red flower garland and bangles raises palms in worship, next to a person in a purple cloth. Stone paving surrounds the shrine.2017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30December 30 20172017-12-30Outdoor photograph of a black stone deity murti under a green tree. The murti wears an orange garment, a gold crown, heavy jewelled necklaces, a gold chest ornament and gold armlets, and has a white Vaishnava tilak on the forehead. It is framed by an arch of yellow, purple and red flower garlands. In the lower right, a woman with dark hair in a bun, wearing a red shawl, a beaded necklace and gold bangles, stands with her back to the camera facing the murti. No readable a person candidate is present; the only human is a devotee, so a person is none.2016-01-03December 30 20172017-12-30February 17 20152015-02-17January 15 20172017-01-15December 30 20172017-12-30