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Night photograph of a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of marigolds in yellow and orange, red roses, green leaves and purple-and-white flowers, set on a festival vehicle beneath a large ornate umbrella with red, green and gold panels. The murti wears a crown and holds a staff, and gold-trimmed orange and pink cloth drapes behind it. At left, a partially visible man in a decorated cap and an orange garment stands near the edge of the frame. Strings of lights run across a dark sky with a crescent moon, and a white banner hangs in the background. Procession or ratha-style deity display.

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November 23 20102010-11-23June 08 20172017-06-08A temple interior photograph showing a priest seen from behind with long black hair, wearing a rust-orange turban and a saffron-orange cloth, with pink flower garlands on his hair and gold armlets on his arm. Beside him stands a gold-coloured deity murti wearing a crown, layered gold necklaces, a purple garment and a rainbow-coloured flower garland, holding a long staff. To the right a large deity murti with a shivalinga-like face is heavily decorated with yellow, red, white and green garlands, and a brass oil lamp burns in the foreground. Other attendants in orange cloths stand at the left edge.2017-11-11Night photograph of a deity murti statue covered in dense garlands of yellow, orange, red, green and white flowers with purple accents, standing beneath a large ornate multicoloured umbrella-like canopy with painted peacock-style motifs. The gold-coloured metal figure wears a crown and ornaments. A pink and orange silk drape falls at the right, and string lights are visible in the background. No people are visible, only the decorated murti during a procession or ceremony.2010-11-23January 11 20172017-01-11A temple priest in an orange-red cloth stands at left with his back partly turned, bare-shouldered, wearing a red and white flower garland and a gold armlet, raising one hand in a blessing gesture toward a deity murti. The deity is seated on a gilded arched throne with a golden crown, red and blue ornamental necklaces, a long gold chain, and yellow marigold and red flower garlands, dressed in a pale green cloth. Behind is a covered open-air shrine with a red and white painted wall and a small painted pillar, with trees beyond.2015-02-23October 02 20082008-10-02January 16 20182018-01-16 +1 copiesDecember 13 20112011-12-13November 01 20112011-11-01Night procession scene on a flower-decorated golden palanquin or ratha. A deity murti in silver-and-gold ornaments stands centrally, framed by a tall arch of red, orange, pink and white flower garlands and a green silk cloth. A man in a patterned black-and-silver conical headdress sits at the left edge on a gold-carved seat with a maroon velvet cushion. Gold umbrellas with fringe and green and pink tassels hang above, and marigold garlands drape the lower gold railing. A red-and-orange building is visible in the background.2011-10-30A festival procession on a richly decorated golden chariot with a canopy hung with yellow, red, green and blue tassels and bells. A smiling man sits on a cushioned throne wearing an ornate gold crown, a green-gold garment, a gold armlet and a white-and-red flower garland. Marigold and jasmine garlands wrap the chariot railings and pillars. Blurred orange flags and a few onlookers' heads appear in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back dark hair, a gold crown, ceremonial gold necklaces and garlands, consistent with the page's reference to a procession with Swamiji, though his face is not used for identification.2010-12-20