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A photograph of a ceremonial scene under an orange-draped canopy. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair and an orange turban sits with his back to the camera, wearing an orange-and-red cloth. Beside and above him, a golden deity murti with a crown-like headdress is adorned with dense garlands of yellow, purple, red and white flowers. A man in white clothing on the left holds a white and gold cloth or umbrella over the scene. Orange drapes, a golden kalasha-style vessel and wooden rods frame the setting. Watermarked archive photo from a Brahmotsav Day-6 puja.

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Outdoor shrine under a stone colonnade with orange cloth drapes. In the centre, two metal murtis, one with an orange turban and rudraksha-like neck adornment, are draped in thick garlands of yellow, purple, red and green flowers, with a kalasha-like offering in front. A figure in an orange sleeveless garment with long curly hair and a gold headband stands at the left, facing the murtis with hands raised in worship. Another man in orange robes with a full beard stands at the left edge, and a bare-headed man in white is partly visible at the lower left. Tall bamboo poles with orange cloth are at the right. Visible people total three, with a single photo of the murtis.December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti and shirt stands at the left, holding a tray or cloth near a shrine adorned with multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, purple, red and white. 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In front, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass tray and offers it to a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala who stands behind the altar. The statues wear crowns and red and gold garments. Brass lamps and vessels stand on the platform, with a small figure on the right inside a niche.2010-12-28Night photograph of a Brahmotsav Day-6 Maheshwara puja scene: two metal deity murtis seated on a decorated platform draped with yellow, white and purple marigold garlands and green leaves. The figure on the left wears a red turban, a black beard, a gold-coloured trident-tipped staff and an orange garment; the figure on the right wears a red robe and a striped crown with rudraksha-style beads. A kalasha-like oil lamp burns in the foreground with fire. At the left edge, a person in white clothes holds a brass tray with a lamp. 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