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A photograph of a priest in the foreground, shown from behind with long dark matted hair and a bare back, his arm raised to touch the forehead of a large yellow-faced deity murti. The murti wears a white ornate crown, a gold-embroidered garment, and layers of white and red-rose garlands. Its hands are painted yellow, one holding a silver object. Behind is a red backdrop and white floral decor. The priest wears a rudraksha-style bracelet on his wrist and an orange cloth at his waist.

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Close-up photograph of a large yellow-faced deity murti of Durga with dark hair, a red bindi and kumkum-marked forehead, wearing a white lace-patterned crown and a white and gold ornate garment. The figure is decorated with white jasmine-style garlands and red rose garlands. In the left foreground a person with long dark hair and a wrist bangle, dressed in dark clothing, reaches toward the murti. Festival decoration is visible in the background.2016-10-08Close view of a yellow-faced deity murti, a goddess with black hair, red-lined eyes and a third eye on the forehead, adorned with white jasmine garlands, red roses and a white ornate silver crown. A human hand with rudraksha bracelets and gold bangles touches the murti's forehead in a blessing or abhishekam-style gesture. Only a partial hand and arm are visible, so no full person is shown. Red roses, white flowers and silver ornamentation frame the image.2016-10-08A photograph of a large yellow-faced deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, decorated with white lace-like embellishments, red and white flower garlands, gold jewellery and a white ornate crown. A man with a beard, wearing a pink and white flower garland and red bangles, touches the deity's forehead with his fingers while a steel vessel sits in the foreground. Red and orange painted backdrop and a metal rod are visible behind the murti. The scene appears to be a devotional puja at a temple shrine.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A figure with long dreadlocked black hair, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-saffron cloth, stands at the lower left with a white and red flower garland over the shoulder. The figure's right arm extends upward to touch the forehead of a large yellow-faced deity murti in white and gold ornate attire, with a white crown, a white garland of jasmine and red roses, and a golden-embroidered garment. The murti holds a raised yellow hand and a rope-like object.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08Close-up photo of a yellow-faced deity murti decorated with white and red flower garlands, wearing a white embellished crown and gold-trimmed white garment. In the lower frame a hand holds a long ritual whisk or brush with a purple-wrapped handle, while a person in an orange-brown cloth stands at the left edge, partially visible. A metal ceremonial implement and a silver ritual object are also visible, set against a corrugated white backdrop.2016-10-08Close view of a yellow-faced Durga-style deity murti with large red-and-black painted eyes, a red mouth and a red-rimmed forehead mark, framed by a white ornate headdress and shoulders. White jasmine garlands and red rose garlands drape the figure, with gold jewellery at the neck and wrist. A hand wearing a rudraksha bracelet touches the murti's forehead near the eye, while a raised yellow arm holds a thin metal rod.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08October 11 20132013-10-11October 08 20162016-10-08