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A gilded golden canopy shrine decorated with multicoloured tassel garlands in red, green, blue, orange and white hangs between ornate gold pillars. Beneath it a man in an orange-brown robe and a patterned cone-shaped headdress lifts a metal kalasha or pot above a golden deity murti adorned with gold necklaces, floral garlands and a crown, while flames glow above. Printed borders with dove motifs frame the scene, and a flower-decorated altar sits below. Only the priest is a physical person, with partly visible figures behind him.

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December 24 20132013-12-24A night-time ceremonial scene inside an ornate golden structure with gold pillars, strung bulbs and a golden arch above. Two seated deity murti figures sit on a raised golden peetha draped in red and maroon fabric, adorned with flower garlands and bright multicolored blossom festoons hanging from the columns. Green leaves decorate the canopy. Colourful painted cloth panels in blue, red, yellow and green, with bird and floral motifs, frame the sides. A golden figure of a standing attendant in the foreground holds a garland. No people are visible.2013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24December 02 20142014-12-02December 24 20132013-12-24Night photograph of an illuminated golden chariot (ratha) during a procession. A deity murti in red and gold garments sits under an ornate gold arch at the centre, adorned with garlands. Multicoloured tassel hangings (pink, green, purple, yellow) and string lights decorate the pillars. A standing priest in a saffron-brown dhoti and shawl holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) at the front of the chariot. Golden figures flank the base, and a small white-robed figure stands near the bottom edge. Dark background.2015-09-09Night photograph of a gilded processional palanquin (ratha-style vahana) carrying a deity murti dressed in a blue-green garment and heavily adorned with garlands of pink, red and white flowers. The ornate gold canopy arch and carved gold base are hung with tasselled fringes in purple, yellow, turquoise and pink. In the lower right, a bare-chested priest in an orange-red cloth, with a rudraksha-style neck cord, holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the palanquin. A green cloth drapes behind the deity and a tiled roof is visible overhead. No a person candidate is identifiable in the visible scene.2013-04-24December 02 20142014-12-02December 02 20142014-12-02December 02 20142014-12-02December 02 20142014-12-02