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A photograph of a temple-style puja in which a figure seen from behind, wearing a maroon-brown turban, bare shoulders, a dark wrap, a white jasmine garland over the shoulders and gold bangles, reaches forward to adorn a deity murti. The murti wears a gold crown, a crescent ornament, a gold and red stone-studded necklace and a large floral garland with red, yellow, purple and white blossoms. The deity is surrounded by red and white flower decorations and a gold framework.

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November 27 20172017-11-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20182018-04-27May 02 20122012-05-02December 19 20162016-12-19December 22 20182018-12-22 +2 copiesA woman in a rust-red turban and matching red-orange sari with a gold border stands at the left, leaning forward and placing her hand on an elaborately adorned deity murti. The murti is draped in dense garlands of white, yellow, pink and red flowers with green leaves, and wears a gold necklace, rudraksha beads and a gold kirita-style crown with green stones. Gold-and-silver ornaments cover the figure's chest. Brass lamps and a conch shell sit on the floor in front. Another person in red stands partly visible at the far left edge. a person is not clearly visible.2014-12-05A decorated ceremonial chariot procession. A man with long dark hair, wearing a gold crown and white ceremonial garment with a white flower garland around his neck, sits on a red and maroon velvet seat under a canopy, raising his right hand in blessing. The chariot is covered in yellow, orange, purple and white marigold and flower garlands, with golden bells, gold finials, and hanging tassels in pink, green, blue, red and orange. Gold ornamental figures and banana leaves frame the scene, and bald-headed devotees are partly visible in the foreground.2010-01-01January 1st 2013April 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesPhotograph of a festival deity murti seated within a gilded arched shrine decorated with garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. The central deity wears a gold crown, jewelled necklaces and a green-and-gold sari-like cloth, with a silver face and hands raised in blessing. On the left, a bare-chested man in an orange-brown turban, with white sacred markings on his torso and a rudraksha-style mala, stands with palms pressed together in prayer. On the right, a figure in a dark red-brown turban and a long braided hairstyle with white flower adornments faces the shrine with hands raised. A leopard-skin cloth or decoration appears near the shrine base, and the scene is lit against a dark red curtained backdrop.2018-04-27 +1 copiesApril 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copiesMay 26 20152015-05-26 +1 copies