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A temple shrine scene during a consecration ceremony. A priest in orange robes with an orange head cloth stands with his back to the camera, holding a wooden tray with white cloth and offerings toward a deity murti in red and gold garments with a golden crown. To the right, a person with long dark hair and an orange wrap stands beside the shrine, holding a small item near the deity's face. Behind them are additional deity murtis in gold crowns and garlands of pink flowers, and a plain white brick wall. The people are visible in profile and partially from behind, so no appearance-based identification is made.

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March 29 20092009-03-29A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red unstitched robe and holding a golden kalasha pot, stands facing a row of four white-faced deity murtis dressed in red and gold garments with gold crowns, garlands and red-pink flower garlands. A flower or fan-like object is visible near the figure's raised hand. Another person in an orange head covering sits in the lower foreground. The setting is a plain white brick wall with a golden curtain at left.2009-03-29A photograph of a temple shrine with white marble murtis of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana dressed in gold and orange garments, garlanded with white and magenta flowers, with bows and arrows at their sides. In front, a figure in an orange sannyasi-style robe and head cloth, seen from behind, stands at a red-draped altar holding a wooden tray of flowers. Beside them a woman in a red top and red skirt holds a brass puja vessel. Additional deity murtis in pink and gold draping appear at the right edge, and a white cloth covers the lower left.2009-05-22March 29 20092009-03-29 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual in a plain room with a pale brick wall. Five large deity murtis stand in a row on the left, painted and dressed in red and gold garments with gold crowns and jewellery. In the foreground, a kneeling devotee in an orange-red cloth bends forward. On the right, a standing figure in a long red-orange robe with long dark hair holds a brass bell in one hand and an oil lamp flame in the other, performing aarti before the deities. A small flower arrangement sits on a side table at the right edge.2009-03-29A photograph of a temple worship scene with three deity murtis on a green cloth covered platform against a plain white wall. On the left, a pink-clad deity murti with a pink veil and a bow-and-trident-like weapon sits beside a bull figure. Centre and right, two green-clad deity murtis with gold crowns and garlands of white and orange flowers. A woman in a red dress stands in the centre, raising her arm to touch the crown of the right-hand murti. On the lower left, a person in an orange-saffron robe kneels and holds a tray of flowers and a brass lamp. A video camera is visible at the right edge.2009-05-22A photograph inside a temple shrine during a pranapratishta-style consecration. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and a rudraksha mala, stands at centre-right holding a brass tray with offerings. To the left, another priest in orange robes is partly visible. Centre, a seated deity murti in an orange silk sari with a gold crown and gold border stands between two brass kalasha pots with a coconut. At the right, a deity or murti is adorned with red and white flower garlands and gold ornaments. A white wall and draped peach curtain form the background.2009-03-29March 29 20092009-03-29May 22 20092009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22March 29 20092009-03-29A person in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands at right, reaching toward a row of white deity murtis in a small temple room. The murtis wear gold crowns, gold jewellery, and colourful garments in pink, red and orange, one holding a staff-like object. Pink and white flower garlands hang on the figures. A small lit oil lamp sits in the lower foreground, and an orange-clad figure's shoulder is partly visible. Golden curtains hang behind, and the walls are plain white block.2009-03-29 +1 copies