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Inside a gilded wooden shrine structure, a smiling man in a white and blue checked shirt reaches up to adjust a red cloth draped over a large gold-coloured deity murti wearing a tall crown and red garment with gold armlets. A person in an orange saffron robe stands at left beside a gold-framed doorway, with a dark interior behind. The scene suggests temple dressing of the image.

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A photograph inside a gilded temple sanctum beside a golden deity murti with raised arms and a decorated crown. On the left, a figure in an orange saffron wrap with long dark hair and a tilak stands near a gold pillar carved with a dancing figure. In the centre, a man with short dark hair wears a white-and-blue checked shirt over a white dhoti and bends forward toward the murti. A third person in a maroon garment stands to the right beside the golden figures, and another in white is partly visible at the far right edge.2006-09-23 +1 copiesA photograph taken inside a temple at night beside a large gilded wooden processional structure. On the left, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe stands beside a gold-coloured carved pillar; he has long, swept-back hair and orange clothing, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is a devotee or sannyasi-type figure. Beside him a younger man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears an orange shawl. In the centre a man in a white checked shirt bends forward to adjust a gilded deity murti dressed in red garments, with gold jewellery and a crown. A gold-leafed carved pillar and ceiling frame the scene, with a bright light fixture above.2006-09-23Night-time photo inside a temple hall of a large gold-plated deity murti, a seated goddess with a tall crown and bare arms, being lifted by a yellow-and-black hook and chain above it. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a pink-and-white beaded mala and a gold necklace stands at left, smiling and gesturing upward. Beside him a man in a white shirt and long dark hair steadies the statue with a striped cloth, while other devotees in plain clothes press close, one at lower right in a checked shirt. Grey stone pillars with carved capitals frame the scene.2006-12-22A photograph taken at an evening event in a temple courtyard, with an orange-carpeted floor and an ornate stone shrine behind. A deity murti dressed in white and gold, adorned with marigold and red flower garlands, stands in a niche, flanked by tall brass oil lamps. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left with his hands extended toward a young man in saffron/orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala, who holds a folded maroon cloth with gold embroidery. A second person in saffron robes stands behind at right, holding a small item. Red curtains hang at left. Three people are visible.2010-07-07A night-time outdoor photo of a ceremony beside a large deity murti seated on an ornate gold throne. A bare-chested young man in an orange dhoti with long dreadlocked hair and white vertical tilak marks drapes a red and gold cloth over the murti, which is heavily garlanded with red, yellow and green flowers and wears a crown. To the left stand two attendants: one with white forehead and body markings and a gold-beaded mala, the other bare-chested in an orange dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth. Red and white striped wall and a bright lamp are visible, and a flower-covered embellished seat frames the scene.2016-11-06September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph inside a temple with gilded walls and pillars. On the left, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a full beard wears a saffron-orange shawl and smiles broadly, standing beside a gold-coloured pillar. In the centre, a man with short dark hair in a white checked shirt and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, facing the gilded deity murti on the right. The murti has a tall crowned headdress, a red garment and gold ornaments on the arms, with a gold kalasha-like finial behind it. The statue and the saffron-clad figure are beside each other near a dark doorway.2006-09-23Night photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl with a white tilak and red bindi, reaching toward a large polished gold deity murti at right. A man in a white shirt with glasses stands behind him, and a partly visible man in a striped shirt is at the left edge. The gold murti's face and crown fill the right foreground against a dark background. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair and orange saffron shawl, applied to the man in the saffron shawl who is adorning or attending the deity.2006-09-23A man with long, loose dark hair and a white vibhuti line on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange garment, leans forward with hands folded and head bowed before a large gilded deity murti. The murti is dressed in red and purple silk with gold-embroidered borders and wears gold ornaments and armlets. A second person in a white checked shirt stands at the left edge beside a gold-painted wooden frame. The setting is a dark background with an overhead wooden beam.2006-09-23A photograph of a gilded deity murti in the foreground, its ornate golden surface and crown in sharp focus. Behind it, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange-saffron shawl and smiles while his hand rests on the golden figure. Beside him, a smiling man in glasses and a white shirt with a red tilak stands close, and another man in a checked shirt is at the left edge. Ornate gilded wooden canopy framing and a dark background suggest a temple shrine setting. The golden figure may be processional or alankaram work.2006-09-23January 10 20182018-01-10September 23 20062006-09-23 +1 copies