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A photograph of a large yellow-faced deity murti of Durga with multiple arms, wearing a white lace-patterned crown and white embroidered garments, adorned with gold jewelry and white and red flower garlands. A man with long dark hair, a beard and a gold earring, wearing red and gold rudraksha-style wrist malas, reaches toward the murti's face with one hand while the other hand rests on its gold-embroidered ornaments. A trident is visible at left and a colourful ceremonial umbrella stands behind. The murti is being adorned or honoured in a devotional setting.

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A 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.2016-10-08A photograph of a priest performing a ritual on a large yellow-faced deity murti of a goddess with a trident (trishula) in one raised hand. The murti wears a white ornate crown and white lace-like shoulder adornments, a gold-coloured necklace, and garlands of white jasmine and red roses. The priest, shown from behind and partly in profile, has long dark hair and a bare upper body with a red-orange cloth around his waist and a beaded red-orange armband. He touches the murti's forehead near the eye, a gesture of anointing or eye-opening during a puja. A red and blue backdrop and a green cloth are visible behind the murti, and a metal roof with fluorescent lighting is overhead.2016-10-08A devotee in a rust-orange cloth and a garland of white jasmine and red roses stands beside a large yellow-faced deity murti, a goddess with a white crown and white ornamented garments, holding a golden-handled staff in one raised hand. He wears rudraksha bracelets on his arm and touches the murti's ornate gold necklace with one hand above a silver tray. Lotus blossoms are strung into his garland. Red roses decorate the goddess's garland, and a silver mask-like face panel and colourful drapery appear behind.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A bare-shouldered man with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style bead armband touches the painted eye of a yellow-faced goddess murti decorated with a white lace backdrop, white jasmine garlands and red flower garlands. He wears a green and red flower garland with pink lotus blossoms and gold armlets. Behind the murti a green umbrella-shaped canopy and white lace halo are visible. The murti holds a golden implement in its raised hand. The scene suggests a devi eye-opening ritual; the man is a devotee or priest, not clearly identifiable.2016-10-08A priest in ceremonial dress touches the forehead of a large yellow-faced deity murti with a trident-like staff, wearing a white ornate crown and white floral garlands with red roses. The priest, shown from behind and to the side, has long dark hair, a bare upper body, a red-and-white garland, and red-beaded bracelets on the arm. Red and green draped cloth and a metal roof frame the setting.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A large yellow-faced deity murti of Durga with multiple arms and white floral lace decorations is being attended by a priest on the left, who is bare-chested with an orange cloth and wears long garlands of white and red flowers. The priest's right arm extends outward toward the murti. The murti holds weapons including a sword and a conch-like object, and is dressed in white and gold garments with a red-and-white garland. Behind it is a painted backdrop of colourful figures and a tin roof structure above. Appears to be a deity ritual or pranapratishtha setting.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A photograph of a large yellow-skinned deity murti of Durga with multiple arms, wearing a white ornate crown, white lace-like decorations and a red-and-white garland of flowers, holding a trident and other implements. A man stands at right with long black hair, a beard, rudraksha-style beads, red and white flower garlands and a shell-white ornament, lightly touching the murti's forehead in a devotional gesture, possibly during a puja or padapuja. Behind them are a painted red and multicoloured backdrop and a metal-framed shelter.2016-10-08A large yellow-skinned deity murti of Goddess Durga with multiple arms, shown with a white ornate crown and white floral decorations, holding a trident and other weapons, with a red-and-blue painted backdrop. A bare-chested man with a black beard and rudraksha bracelets, wearing a garland of white jasmine and red roses and a dark maroon cloth, stands at right and reaches up to touch the deity's arm during the ritual, with a green umbrella and colourful banners visible overhead.2016-10-08A photograph of a deity murti being decorated at a temporary open-sided shed with a corrugated metal roof. The goddess figure has a yellow face with bold black eyes and a red-and-gold crown, wears a white lace-patterned garment, a gold necklace with red stones, and white and red flower garlands. Her yellow hands hold weapons and ritual objects. In the left foreground, a shirtless man with long braided hair wears an orange-brown dhoti and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers over his shoulder, reaching toward the murti with a ritual implement. A blurred figure fills the right edge. Visible people: two.2016-10-08