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A photograph of a single figure standing on an ornate stage with their back to the camera, facing a large golden arched shrine. The figure has long dark hair falling to the waist, a crown-like ornament, and wears an orange-brown draped garment with a bare arm. One hand rests on the hip and the other holds a ceremonial staff. Golden carved panels and pillars frame the stage, with hanging brass bells above, a red curtain behind, and smoke or incense drifting through warm orange and purple lighting. Brass lamp stands and a small ornate seated figure with metal ornaments appear at the lower centre of the stage, with a deity murti visible within the shrine.

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April 30 20172017-04-30April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a figure standing on a stage viewed from behind, with long dark hair falling down the back, wearing a draped rust-orange garment over one shoulder and a crescent-topped headpiece. The figure has one hand on the hip and faces a gilded ornate shrine with carved golden panels, a decorated arch, hanging bells and a deity murti-like figure. Smoke and orange lighting fill the stage, with brass lamps and a kneeling carved animal figure in the foreground. The figure's identity is not established from appearance, so no candidate is named.2017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a figure seen from behind standing on a stage before an ornate golden shrine arch with a gilded, carved backdrop. The figure has very long dark hair hanging down the back, a small crescent-shaped ornament at the crown, and wears an orange-brown draped garment with a bare shoulder and arm. One hand rests on the hip while the other holds a trident-like staff. Smoke or incense haze drifts through the air, and hanging brass bells with an ornate golden peetha or pedestal stand in front. Brass oil lamps and a small metal animal figure sit at the base of the shrine, under warm orange and red stage lighting.2017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copies