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A photograph of a temple ritual setting with several deity figures arranged on a red-draped stone platform, surrounded by green leaves and red flowers. The central figure wears a tall gold crown, rudraksha and gold ornaments, and holds a trident-like staff and other hand objects, with a red-and-gold garment. Flanking figures wear red-and-gold, orange and green garments and elaborate necklaces, and the figures on the right wear tall golden headdresses. The setting includes a canopy roof, a small shrine with painted deity imagery, and a few standing devotees in white and saffron in the background. These appear to be deity murti figures, not living people.

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Outdoor ritual scene under a canopy with a striped awning and red support poles. Central sculpted deity murti with multiple arms, gold crown and dark face with tilak, draped in rudraksha mala and garlands, holding a trident and a mace-like emblem. Flanking figures are similarly adorned murtis in gold crowns, garlands and jewellery, with flower offerings at their bases. Behind them stands a person in saffron-orange cloth with long dark hair facing away from the camera; the figure is visible only from behind with no identifiable face, so no identification is made. Background includes a temple structure and green trees, with a few people in white dhotis and a man in white with red shawl at right.2014-07-11Outdoor ritual scene with a red-draped altar holding several deity murtis: a four-armed figure with a gold crown, holding a trident-like staff and other objects, adorned with garlands, rudraksha beads and a red bead necklace, with a vibhuti marking on the forehead; flanking figures wear gold crowns and rudraksha or flower garlands, and small kalasha-style pots with green leaves and red flowers sit in front. On the left, a standing woman in a red-orange sari with a dark braid holds a long blue and orange fringed parasol. Beside her, a child is seen from behind. Behind the altar are trees, a red-and-white cloth and a camera on a tripod.2014-07-11July 11 20142014-07-11July 11 20142014-07-11Outdoor photo of a seated person in saffron-orange robes and a long gold bead necklace, viewed from behind and to the side, facing a row of ornately dressed deity murti on a red-draped platform. The central murti has a golden crown, a tall white-and-red forehead mark, a trident-like staff and raised hands, with garlands of flowers and beads. Flanking figures wear red and gold headdresses and garlands, and small kalasha-like vessels with green leaves and red flowers sit in front. Behind, a red-robed deity figure stands in a temple shrine with a red canopy and trees.2014-07-11A photograph of an outdoor ritual set against palm trees. In the foreground, several small clay-like figures and deity murti are arranged on a red cloth, each topped with a kalasha-style crown and decked with garlands and beaded necklaces; one holds a small trident-like staff. Behind them stands a larger deity murti in gold crown and red garments with rudraksha-style beads. At right, a person with hair pulled back, wearing an orange-red garment with a yellow border, stands with hands folded facing the shrine. A circular red frame hangs from a pole at upper right, and an orange cloth lies in the lower foreground. No a person candidate is visible.2014-07-11July 11 20142014-07-11November 26 20142014-11-26A photograph inside a covered hall shows a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl raising a ceremonial fan or flywhisk toward a decorated altar. On the right, three seated deity murtis are richly adorned with gold ornaments, crowns and jewelled garments in red and gold. A pink lotus-shaped pedestal and brass oil lamps stand in front, with a red and teal cloth draped over the platform. On the left, a man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala stands beside a brass lamp, and a few other people in white and saffron are visible behind near the back of the hall. A yellow tented ceiling and fan-like structure frame the scene.2015-07-20July 11 20142014-07-11Inside a white marquee decorated with hanging colourful lanterns, three large painted statues stand on red platforms at an event. Left, a statue in red turban and ornate white and beaded attire holds a staff; centre, a seated figure in a striped black-and-white crown with green-blue and gold skirt and red-and-white beaded garland; right, a standing figure in red-and-gold beaded costume with a red headdress. Small stone shivalingas sit in the foreground, and a small brass figure holds a bowl. Guests in saris, white shirts and casual clothes move among white chairs and round tables with red cloths.2018-12-20 +1 copiesJuly 11 20142014-07-11