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A photograph inside a temple hall showing a standing devotee in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti with a white flower garland around the neck, long dark hair falling down, reaching up with one arm to touch the face of a large golden metal deity murti. The murti is seated, adorned with a black and gold crown, gold brocade garment, layered necklaces, bangles, and a long garland of yellow, red, purple and white flowers hanging down. A trident-like emblem and a bell or lamp-like object appear at the right edge. Weathered concrete ceiling and red-and-gold drapery frame the scene.

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July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph taken from below of a golden metal deity murti. The murti wears an orange and gold silk garment, a black and gold crown, and a long garland of yellow, white, purple and red flowers draped over its shoulder. In the foreground at left, a woman in an orange top and a green sari-style cloth reaches up with her hand to touch the murti's face, while a gold headband is visible in her hair. A bamboo mat hangs in the background.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a long-haired figure in an orange-saffron draped garment and a beaded waist cloth, with a white tilak on the forehead, smiling as he reaches out to touch a golden deity murti. The murti wears white jasmine garlands, red rose garlands, and a gold crown, with gilded arms and ornate jewelled armlets. Behind it are more garlands in yellow, red, purple and green, and a green cloth. The figure has a red-and-yellow garland draped over one shoulder. The appearance is consistent with the a person candidate named on the page, though the face is partly turned and the identity is uncertain. +1 copiesMarch 22 20082008-03-22A figure seen from behind in a sleeveless orange saffron garment with long dark hair and a multicoloured garland of yellow, white, red, green and purple flowers around the neck. The figure reaches toward a large golden deity murti with a tall ornate crown, a gold face and rich jewellery, tending its face or forehead with the hand. Gold ornamental arches, a gold-handled trident-like staff and garlanded gold decoration surround the murti, with a dark red curtain behind. The scene appears to be an image-worship or pooja setting in a temple-style hall.2009-12-23July 22 20132013-07-22December 26 20092009-12-26December 29 20072007-12-29January 01 20132013-01-01A man in a rust-orange dhoti-style wrap and matching red-orange turban with a gold badge stands at left, bare-shouldered with a red-and-white flower garland, gold bangles and a gold necklace, reaching to apply a mark to the forehead of a gilded deity murti. The murti is seated on a throne, wearing a gold crown, orange-and-gold draped garment, layered beaded necklaces and gold arm ornaments. Behind it hangs a thick arrangement of yellow, red, pink and white flower garlands and a gold arched backdrop. A brass kalasha-like vessel with orange cloth stands near the murti's shoulder.2013-12-27A photograph taken from below of a large golden metal deity murti, decorated with a black crown, layered garlands of yellow, white, magenta and purple flowers, a green and orange silk garment, and silver jewellery. On the left, a person in an orange sleeveless top and gold headband, with long curly dark hair, reaches up to touch or adjust the murti's raised arm and head. The setting is a stone temple ceiling and pillar.2007-12-25