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Night photograph at an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a seated statue of a figure in gold-trimmed throne, draped in a white dhoti-style cloth, wearing a red and gold turban and layered beaded necklaces, is framed by an elaborate garland of yellow, white, purple and green flowers. Two standing figures on the left: a man in a flower garland, wearing a dark robe and a white forehead marking, holding a ritual implement, and a second man in an orange-brown garment with a white headband holding a silver plate of offerings. Another person is partly visible in the background. The statue is a murti rather than a living person; no clear identification of a living individual is made.

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February 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19Night photograph at an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the right, a seated golden-and-black deity murti or statue is draped in white cloth, adorned with heavy pearl and gold necklaces, and framed by a garland of yellow, white, purple and green flowers. A standing man on the left wears a long garland of yellow and maroon flowers over a dark robe and holds a tray or plate in his hands. Metal railings, a lit lamp and a golden frame are visible in the background, with red flower petals on the ground.2015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19Night procession photo showing a golden deity murti seated on an ornate throne-palanquin, decorated with thick garlands of marigold and white flowers in yellow, purple, green and white bands. The murti wears a dark face, a red and gold turban, heavy gold and jewelled necklaces, armlets and bangles, and a white dhoti with a striped border. Behind it, several people in dark and white traditional clothing walk along a dirt path beneath trees at night, with one man in a long orange-and-white garment near the right edge.2015-02-19A night procession passes beside a large gilded deity murti seated on a golden throne, its dark face and gold crown, arm bangles and layered pearl and bead necklaces prominent, with a white dhoti-like drape. Garlands of marigolds and multicolored flowers wrap the murti and its arch. To the right, several people walk along a paved path under trees, including a figure in orange and a bare-chested man wearing a long orange-gold garment and a flower garland over his shoulder, with a white-clad figure nearby. The setting is dark, lit by ambient light.2015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19A night-time photograph of a black stone deity murti seated on a golden throne (peetha) inside a gilded arch heavily decorated with garlands of white, yellow, orange and purple flowers. The murti wears a red-and-gold crown, a white dhoti with a striped border, a pearl and bead necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and holds gold-tipped implements in its raised hands. Strings of pearls drape around the base and sides of the throne. A glimpse of saffron cloth hangs at the right. In the dark background, a few figures in white and saffron walk along a path between trees, possibly in procession.2015-02-19