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A photograph of a festival or temple-style ritual where a line of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with saffron-red shawls and rudraksha malas, stand around a table holding gilded metal deity murtis. The central golden murti wears a tall crown and a dense layered bead and gold necklace, with a smaller murti in a red-and-gold dress beside it. Another small murti in a red-and-saffron turban and beads stands at the left, and a matching figure is at the right. Behind them, a large floral arrangement of red, pink, yellow and green garlands frames a decorated shrine with a deity figure. A woman in a dark saffron sari stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a procession or shrine ceremony.

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June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesAugust 06 20142014-08-06June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA man in a maroon-brown robe with a thick white-and-red garland and heavy gold necklaces stands at left, wearing a white vibhuti stripe and red bindi, and gold armlets and bangles. He gestures with his hand toward three metal murtis on a wall-mounted shelf: a standing bronze sage figure in brown robes with rudraksha beads, a golden deity murti in white dhoti with crown and carrying a trident-like staff, and a female deity murti with crown, multicoloured sari and pearl necklaces. A devotee's head is visible at the bottom edge. A ceiling fan and yellow walls surround the scene, which suggests a murti installation or puja at an ashram room.2014-06-28A photograph inside a ritual room at an ashram. In the foreground a person with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a maroon and gold striped garment and a long garland of yellow and pink flowers, stands before three metal deity murtis on a wall backdrop of gold tiles. The central murti is a standing figure with a tall crown, white dhoti, trident and rudraksha-style beads; a seated bronze figure in orange cloth stands beside it, and a female murti in green and red sari with a crown is on the right. To the left a red velvet and gold throne is empty, and a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth with a white tilak stands beside it. Behind them a group of devotees in white and orange garments stand with hands folded in anjali. The person at the front appears to be performing a puja to the murtis.2014-06-28 +1 copiesIndoor puja before a decorated altar with three statues: a central white deity murti with raised hands and crown, flanked by two statues in garlands. A woman in a maroon-and-gold sari holds a lit oil lamp toward the altar. A young priest in saffron robe and white tilak carries a silver plate, and a man in white dhoti with bare torso and rudraksha mala holds a tray. Purple cloth covers the altar, with flower garlands and offerings below. Mostly consistent with a temple ritual; no identifiable a person figure is visible.2014-06-28June 05 20122012-06-05June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07