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A photograph of a standing deity murti, a Vishnu-form figure with a tall golden crown, white urdhva pundra tilak and a black face, draped in red and orange silk and layered gold and multicoloured jewelled necklaces. Yellow and red flower garlands frame the arched golden backdrop. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wound in a topknot and a red-orange garment with a red beaded mala stands facing the murti with bare arms and gold armlets, offering worship. Green foliage surrounds the outdoor shrine.

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A photo of an outdoor shrine under trees where a woman with long dark braided hair, wearing a rust-red blouse and red-brown wrap skirt with a red beaded necklace, stands on a leopard-print mat offering a small metal vessel before a large deity murti. The black-faced murti with a white vertical tilak wears a golden crown, gold and jewelled necklaces, and an orange garment, framed by garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers and an ornate golden arch. A brass lamp stands at right on a dirt ground, with green foliage around the shrine. No person in the scene is identified as a person.2016-07-19A devotee with long dark dreadlocked hair stands barefoot on a leopard-print mat before a large deity murti, viewed from behind and to the left. The devotee wears a rust-orange dhoti and upper cloth with gold borders, a red and white beaded mala draped over the shoulder, and a gold armlet. The deity statue is dark-faced with a white vertical tilak, a tall gold crown, layered gold and beaded necklaces, and an orange and blue silk backdrop. Garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers frame the statue. Brass oil lamps stand on a stone platform beneath a large tree in an outdoor shrine setting, with a small stone seat in front.2016-07-19A woman with very long dark hair falling down her back stands in a rust-red garment on dirt ground beneath a large tree, looking up at a tall deity murti. The murti is a standing figure with a black face, white vertical tilak, golden crown, layered jewelled necklaces, and a green and gold draped garment over a red and gold skirt, set within an ornate silver arch decorated with garlands. Sandy earth, a dirt mound and a low red wall are visible in the background.2016-04-03Photo 11704055July 31 20152015-07-31Outdoor photograph of a black stone deity murti under a green tree. The murti wears an orange garment, a gold crown, heavy jewelled necklaces, a gold chest ornament and gold armlets, and has a white Vaishnava tilak on the forehead. It is framed by an arch of yellow, purple and red flower garlands. In the lower right, a woman with dark hair in a bun, wearing a red shawl, a beaded necklace and gold bangles, stands with her back to the camera facing the murti. No readable a person candidate is present; the only human is a devotee, so a person is none.2016-01-03A woman with very long dark hair stands with her back to the camera on a dirt ground beneath a leafy tree, facing a large standing deity murti. She wears a maroon-red sari-style garment with a draped shoulder. The murti is adorned with a green silk garment, a gold-coloured crown, layered gold and jewelled necklaces, a rudraksha-style pendant, garlands of flowers along its arched frame, and a red skirt-like lower cloth. A mound of earth and a wooden pole are visible in the background, along with red brick walls. The scene appears to be an outdoor darshan at a shrine.2016-04-03Outdoors under a large spreading banyan tree, a person with long, dark, loose hair stands with their back to the camera, wearing a garland of white flowers and red-orange blooms across the shoulder and a dark reddish-brown cloth. They face a shrine-like enclosure framed with decorative shell-like patterns, where a deity murti stands dressed in a green and red garment, a gold-coloured necklace, a jewelled ornament and an ornate crown, also garlanded with flowers. A tall brass oil lamp stands on the paved stone floor beside a small dark pot, with a red wall and fence in the background.2017-01-01January 03 20162016-01-03Outdoor photo of a large black-faced deity murti standing under a leafy tree, adorned with a golden crown, gold-and-jewelled armour, a large ornate jewelled necklace, a white vertical tilak on the forehead, and an orange garment. An arched frame of yellow, red and purple flower garlands surrounds the figure. In the foreground at right, a woman with dark hair in a bun wears a red shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace and faces the murti in worship. The ground is earthen and bare.2016-01-03May 18 20192019-05-18January 03 20162016-01-03