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Low-angle outdoor photo beneath tall trees with pale trunks and a bright sky. On the left stands a large dark stone or bronze statue of a standing deity murti holding a raised weapon, with a crown-like headdress and bent arm. Beside it, to the right, two men in red-orange dhoti-style garments with bare upper bodies stand in a line. The taller man in front holds a long staff or spear and wears a white flower garland with red and green beads, gold armbands and a bracelet. A second man behind him, with a shaved head, also wears red-orange cloth and a garland, partly cropped at the right edge. Wooden scaffolding poles lean against the statue. Gold-coloured ornamental carving appears at the upper left.

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Outdoor photo under a leafy tree showing a black stone deity murti on the left, a figure with a raised arm and a crown-like headdress. In the centre, a man in a red-brown dhoti with a golden-orange border and a white and green flower garland holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small silver vessel in the other, performing an aarti. On the right, a bald priest in saffron-orange robes with hands joined in namaskar stands beside another man in a reddish dhoti holding a brass plate. Sunlit green foliage fills the background.2015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a leafy tree. A black stone deity murti on the left, holding a raised staff-like object, faces a man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl with gold border. He wears a long white and red-green garland and gold necklaces, smiling with hands extended toward the statue. Behind him, two more men in orange dhotis stand; one on the right holds a silver plate with green leaves. The scene suggests a puja or ritual offering at a shrine.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a leafy tree of a black stone deity murti with raised arm, facing a group of priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls. The lead priest, wearing a red and white flower garland and bangles, holds a small silver lamp and a cup-like vessel raised toward the statue. Behind him, priests in orange garments hold a brass tray and pose with hands folded in prayer; one carries a drum. A brass lamp hangs in the background. The scene suggests a ritual puja or aarti offered to the murti.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Low-angle outdoor photo of a black stone deity murti. A standing man in a rust-red dhoti with a yellow-gold border holds the vessel raised overhead, wearing a white and green-red flower garland and gold bangles. Beside him a second man with a shaved head wears an orange-red garment with yellow trim and a rudraksha-style mala, watching the ritual. Green tree foliage fills the background.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a canopy of leafy trees, looking up at a dark stone or bronze statue of a seated deity murti with a raised hand. A man in a maroon-red dhoti-style garment with a yellow-orange sash and a multicolour garland of white flowers with green and red beads hangs around his neck is raising a silver-coloured vessel high with both arms, apparently pouring over the statue as in abhishekam. Bangles are visible on his wrists. A second person in a similar red and yellow garment stands behind him to the right, and part of another hand reaches in from the edge of the frame.2015-02-05