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Indoor temple-style hall with gold-framed alcoves holding deity murtis dressed in colourful silk garments and jewelled garlands. On the left, a figure seated under a canopy umbrella with attendant figures in orange and red dress. Centre, a murti in green, gold and purple robes with a gold crown on a gilded throne, with a golden figure of an animal or attendant at its base. Right, a figure in dark red and orange dress with a golden peacock-like mount. Floor has scattered petals, a kalasha-type vessel and a small brass dish. No people are visible; all figures are statues or murtis.

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Interior of a temple hall showing ornate gold-framed shrine canopies holding deity murtis dressed in silk garments and garlands. In the left shrine, a central seated murti in yellow-gold silk with a crown and beaded necklaces is flanked by two smaller standing figures in orange and red garments. The centre shrine holds a seated figure in green and purple silk with a gold crown and a bird-mounted golden figure below. At right, a golden vahana-like bird figure stands beside a shrine with a red-robed murti. A small brass lamp and offerings sit on the floor, with a gold cloth and a rolled mat nearby. Framed photographs hang on the walls.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02A decorated temple hall with several golden thrones holding statues rather than living people. The central throne is an ornate gold arched canopy with a gold draped backdrop; seated on it are deity murtis with ornate green and gold garments, jewelled collars and garlands. Beside it a gold lion-like vahana stands on a pink cloth. Another throne holds a figure in a dark red and orange sari with a gold-framed arch and a gold elephant at its base. To the left, figures in orange and gold robes with garlands sit on a dais, and a golden elephant appears on the far right. Framed photos on the wall show a row of saffron-clad sannyasis, and a sign reads Sannyasi. Scattered petals, a small cup and cloths lie on the floor. No living person is visible.2017-09-02September 02 20172017-09-02A hall displaying festival processional vehicles and deity figures. Ornate gold-painted palanquins and chariot-like thrones with arched canopies stand in a row, each topped by a colourful embroidered umbrella. Vehicles carry deity murtis in red, green and purple garments, and a gilded lion-mounted figure and a golden seated figure with raised hand stand on the floor. A horse-headed carved vehicle with red and blue trim sits to the left. Framed photographs hang on the wall behind, a red chair stands in front, and no physical people are visible.2017-09-16A photograph of an ornate temple hall interior with several deity murtis displayed on raised pedestals. At the centre a seated deity murti wears a red and green garment and a golden crown, set before a gilded arch. To the right a larger deity murti in orange and teal-green silk with a crown and gold ornaments sits on a golden throne-like base. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor before the figures, and a red placard lies at the foot of the central murti. Carved reddish stone pillars and a painted pillar with bird motifs frame the scene, with an orange umbrella overhead. No physical people are visible.2016-07-03May 05 20172017-05-05May 07 20172017-05-07 +1 copiesTwo ornately decorated deity murtis, seated in gilded arched shrines inside a white tent, are dressed in yellow and gold silk with silver-sequined borders, layered garlands and jewelled ornaments. The figure on the right wears a tall crown, a tripundra-marked brow and a rudraksha-style necklace, with a multicoloured canopy above. A brass oil lamp stands on a red floor in front, and a gold-trimmed red seat sits at the right edge. No physical people are visible in the scene.2016-12-09A temple-style stage set for a ritual event. On the left, a seated bearded man in a reddish-brown robe with a long-stemmed trident-like staff and a white flower garland sits on a gold ornate throne with a crown-like headdress and gold necklace. Beside him, a standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange head cloth, holding his hands together in namaskar, wears rudraksha beads. Centre stage, a golden deity murti of a seated figure is decorated with flower garlands and gold ornaments. At right, a silver-framed shrine holds two standing deity murtis draped in jewellery and garlands, with a gold cloth canopy. Brass lamps, a kalasha-type vessel, and offerings sit on the platform, and hanging brass bells dangle from the ceiling above a maroon curtain.2017-05-05December 28 20152015-12-28A photograph of a staged ritual setting on a raised platform with a gold-plated ornate throne canopy at left, and a seated man in dark red-brown robes with a rudraksha-style garland, holding a long staff topped with a trident and a fan behind him. Beside him stands a younger man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, hands joined, near a bronze figure and brass lamp. Centre shows a gold-decorated throne holding a garlanded deity murti in orange and gold, flanked by golden pillars and hanging bells. At right, a gold arched canopy shelters a richly adorned deity pair with garlands and gold brocade. Red and multicoloured striped cloth covers the platform, with brass railings and offering plates in front.2017-05-05