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January 23 2006

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A photograph of a figure in a saffron-orange garment with long dark hair, reaching toward an ornately decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in layers of colourful garlands in yellow, green, pink, red and white, with a gold and jewelled crown and gold ornaments. A white fringed canopy with red tassels and a red, gold and blue lotus-like emblem hangs above. A printed date stamp reads 23-1-2006 at the left edge.2006-01-22March 02 20162016-03-02A photograph of a temple ritual in which a person with long, dark, wavy hair and a saffron-orange garment is adorning a deity murti. The murti is draped in a colourful garland-covered cloth of yellow, green, red, pink and white flowers with mirror-like sequins, and a silver-coloured crown or headpiece is visible atop it. The person's hands, decorated with bangles, hold and arrange silver ornaments on the murti. Above is a white and red decorated canopy with a blue emblem, and a wall with a leafy decorative border is behind. Ritual alankaram decoration of the deity is shown.2006-01-23Night photograph of a procession float decorated with multicoloured garlands and a large umbrella-like canopy with fringed panels. Beneath it sit deity murtis in a palanquin-style setup, one with a silver crown and jewellery, a figure in a green and red garment with white flower garlands. A person in an orange robe with long dark hair leans forward toward the deities, reaching out as if performing a devotional act. Strings of coloured and gold-accented pennants hang along the top edge of the frame.2005-12-22January 24 20162016-01-24November 06 20162016-11-06A priest with long hair tied up and bare upper body, wearing an orange dhoti and a gold chain, stands at left in front of an ornate gold-framed shrine and applies white paste or vibhuti to a richly decorated deity murti. The murti wears a tall crown, a sword and trident-like weapons, and is draped in thick garlands of red, yellow and white flowers with green leaves. Two smaller attendant figures with crowns and pink flower garlands stand on either side against a red cloth backdrop, and a small attendant boy in white markings stands at far left. The scene is lit by a bright light at the top left.2016-11-06March 02 20162016-03-02 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a temple-style worship scene at night. In the foreground left, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare back, wearing an orange cloth wrap and an orange-red sash, faces the shrine and raises his arm in reverence. Before him stands a richly decorated deity murti dressed in a silver-sequined skirt, crowned with a tall gold headdress, holding a trident and staff, and enveloped in thick garlands of red and yellow flowers with green leaves. Flanking it on the right is a second decorated murti in gold and blue ornaments and a tall crown, also garlanded in red and yellow flowers. The shrine has an ornate gold arch, red drapery, and an orange flag hanging above.2016-11-06November 06 20162016-11-06December 30 20092009-12-30