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A photograph taken at night at a covered entrance with a wooden crate and packing materials in the background. A group of men stands before a golden arched shrine holding deity murti figures draped with white jasmine garlands and a red cloth. On the right, a man in a white kurta and an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala stands beside another man in a red shirt and orange shawl. Other men in casual clothes, including one in a green t-shirt and jeans and one in a white shirt, look on, and a person in a blue shirt is seen at the right edge. Ritual preparation appears to be underway.

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Night-time photo outside a building entrance beside an open box truck. Two gilded deity murti stand on a red wooden carrying platform with a gold arch behind them, wearing crowns, jewelled ornaments and white flower garlands, with green and red silk draped on the base. A man in a dark blue shirt and jeans bends down to handle the platform. Behind, a bald man in a white shirt, a man in an olive graphic t-shirt and jeans with a hand on his chin, and a man in an orange-red shirt with an orange shawl and white trousers look on. A partly visible person in orange stands at the right edge.A photograph inside a room with beige carpet and white walls, where several men are moving a decorated deity murti on a wheeled wooden cart. A man in a red shirt with an orange shawl and white trousers stands at the left, arms outstretched toward the figure. Another man in a red shirt, orange shawl and white trousers stands at the right with his back to the camera. A man in a grey shirt and jeans bends forward at the left edge, and another in a yellow shirt and grey trousers leans over the cart. A man in a white kurta stands at the right. The murti wears gold crown-like headgear, a purple garment, and white and yellow garlands, and sits on a maroon cloth on the wooden cart. Purple drapes hang on the wall behind, with a banner above and folding chairs and flower garlands at the right.Night-time photograph at the back of a white box truck, its rear door open and interior lit. Three men are loading a large gold-coloured metal deity statue up a loading ramp onto the truck; one man in a light green shirt and grey trousers supports the statue's side, another in a white t-shirt and jeans pushes at its head, and a third is partly hidden behind it. Other gold statue parts and wooden crates on wheeled dollies sit inside the truck. On the right, two men in orange and saffron robes stand at the edge of the frame, with one wearing an orange shawl. A dark car and building overhang are visible in the background.Night photograph at a loading area beside an open white box truck with its rear door raised. Four men handle a large gilded processional or deity palanquin-style structure with a golden arched frame and ornate finial. Several figures in the carved frame wear gold crowns and red-and-gold garments, and white flower garlands drape across the frame. A man in a yellow shirt and grey trousers bends forward at the left, a man in a dark blue shirt crouches low at the lower left, and a man in a grey shirt with glasses and a man in a red shirt assist on the right. Red cloth lies on the wooden loading platform, and a yellow object sits at the lower right corner.September 10 20062006-09-10A photograph inside a plain wood-panelled hall where a large gilded deity murti stands on a low wooden board, surrounded by several people steadying and lifting it. A bald man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a maroon border stands at left in a rudraksha-style necklace, and a man in an orange shirt with a sling bag lifts the statue's side. A man in a white kurta, a man in a green t-shirt and jeans, and a woman in white on the right observe or assist. Red-and-white flower petals lie on the floor beside the base, and brass stanchion posts and maroon-panelled counters frame the room.A nighttime photograph of a golden ceremonial palanquin-style frame decorated with a deity murti garlanded in white and red flowers, with a gold crown and jewelled ornaments. A man in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha mala on the left steadies the golden frame while a man in an orange t-shirt with glasses stands centre-right looking down at it. On the right, a long-haired person in a saffron-orange robe stands beside another gold frame. Wooden crates and dark background suggest an outdoor setting at night.2006-09-02A photograph inside a bare white-walled building where a gilded ornate doorway frame is being carried and positioned. On the left a bald man in a striped blue-and-white shirt and blue jeans steadies the gold frame with gloved hands. Several people in jeans and casual clothes lean in and bend low to lift the golden frame near a wooden panelled door. Two people in orange robes bend forward at the lower right, one in orange with blue trousers. On the far right a long-haired figure in a flowing orange sannyasi robe stands smiling with an outstretched arm, directing the work, with a plain light-coloured ritual-style doorway behind them and a beige tiled platform in the foreground.2007-11-07September 10 20062006-09-10Interior of a bare-walled hall during temple construction. In the foreground a figure in white robes with an orange shawl stands with his back to the camera beside a large ornate gold-leaf carved frame lying on the floor. At left, a young man in a long orange wrap and red undergarment stands near a framed white and gold relief panel. Behind him a man in a striped button shirt and jeans points upward toward a standing gold deity murti. Other gold and white statues, a tiled pedestal, and a young man in a grey shirt crouching at right are visible. Light fixtures and stacked wooden crates complete the scene.2007-11-07A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a silver-covered processional deity murti of a saint, seated on a golden palanquin (palakku) draped with white cloth and garlanded with white jasmine and pink and red flower garlands, a golden crown-like headdress on the figure, and coconuts placed at its base. An elderly bearded man in a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and forehead marks, holding an orange-yellow cloth, leans in at left. A young man in a grey t-shirt stands behind the palanquin, another man in a dark maroon garment stands at right, and a gold-framed mirror and ornate red-cushioned seat are visible. Blue and orange decorative canopy fringe hangs overhead.2012-06-05Dusk outdoors at a residential setting where a group of people lift a long, ornate gold-painted carved beam or pole with floral and scrolled relief, held overhead by several hands. A man in a dark t-shirt and a woman in a cream top help hold it, while a bald man in a grey shirt and a woman in beige stand near the front. In the right foreground a bare-backed person wearing an orange cloth wrap stands with dark hair tied up, facing away from the camera beside a white tent canopy with draped white fabric. Beige stucco houses with terracotta roofs and a white box truck appear behind.