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A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a small red bindi wears an orange saffron garment with a gold border and a gold necklace of round beads, plus gold bangles on the arm. He raises a yellow flower garland toward a gilded metal deity murti decorated with yellow and maroon flowers, while another person in an orange shawl and maroon cloth stands beside it. Steam or mist rises in the dark night background, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits at lower left near brass vessels.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A long-haired person in an orange-saffron shawl and wrap, wearing heavy gold bead necklaces and gold armlets, a red bindi on the forehead and beaded bracelets, stands at night beside a gilded metal deity murti with a crown and a garland of yellow and magenta flowers. The person's hand is raised toward the murti in a ritual gesture, as an attendant in a white forehead marking and orange garment stands behind. A blurred crowd lies at the lower left against a dark background. Another gilded figure in a maroon garment appears at the right edge.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A long-haired man in an orange-saffron silk garment with a gold-trimmed border and a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant pours water from a large engraved silver kalasha over a brass deity murti during abhishekam. A tilak is on his forehead and he wears beaded gold-toned bangles. Yellow and maroon flower garlands drape the brass figure. Behind him another man in orange and a figure in maroon stand near the ritual. Water streams down the murti in an outdoor evening setting. a person is the central figure, identified by long swept hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace.2011-12-20A person with long, dark, wavy hair and a red bindi wears an orange silk garment with gold-trimmed border and multiple gold beaded necklaces and a gold pendant. Gold bangles adorn the arm. He pours or anoints a polished gold-toned metal deity murti with a liquid. Behind him, another man with a shaved head and white forehead markings and a dark garment assists at the murti. The background is dark with blurred lights.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night-time ritual photograph of a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with a heavy gold bead necklace and bangles, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) with a flame toward two large yellow-smeared deity murti figures on a gold-trimmed platform. A younger attendant in orange robes with a tilak and mala stands behind, holding a bell and tray, while a shaved-headed priest in orange sits at left among seated devotees. Marigold garlands and a brass kalasha sit on the platform; string lights glow in the background.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20