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Night photograph of a row of dark stone or metal statues of deities and attendant figures in a temple-style setting, each adorned with marigold and orange garlands, jeweled necklaces and draped cloth in orange, red, maroon and deep blue. Several statues wear red or maroon headcloths and the central figures have multi-armed or crowned forms. A tiered silver umbrella or canopy stands at left and a floral arrangement hangs at the top right. No living people are visible.

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December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A photograph of an illuminated temple-style wall lined with many dark stone deity murti, each adorned with white and red beaded jewellery and orange marigold garlands. At the centre, a seated deity murti with a red garment and a silver crown-like headdress is set on a brick-coloured platform before a silver-embroidered seat. Oil lamps and brass vessels sit on the stone ledge in front, and a microphone stand stands nearby. The bottom edge shows the dark silhouettes of seated devotees watching the ritual.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20Row of black stone statues seated in a line, each wearing red and maroon cloth wraps, red turbans or headbands and orange-yellow marigold garlands with red flower strands. Some have beaded necklaces and rudraksha-style ornaments. Warm lamplight falls across them, with red cloth draped over a table at lower right. No living people are visible; the figures are murti statues, not a depiction of a living person.2017-12-18Night photograph of a temple shrine staged with rows of dark stone and metal murtis, many garlanded with yellow and green marigold garlands. A central shrine framed by striped purple-and-yellow garland drapes holds a deity murti with raised arms; flanking figures include a figure in orange with a trident-like staff and a figure in green and gold with a tall headdress. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with a long braided hair bun, rudraksha-style white flower garland and a wrapped headdress, sits cross-legged on a red-and-white cloth in front of a brass kalasha and lamps, appearing to conduct a puja. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit at the base.2018-01-31December 20 20172017-12-20January 31 20182018-01-31