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October 05 2011

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October 05 20112011-10-05October 23 20122012-10-23September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20172017-01-08Close-up photograph of a deity murti decorated for worship, with a gilded golden face and hand, and a black stone form with a white-painted face at right. The figures are draped in red and gold silk and garlanded with red roses, yellow marigolds, and green leaf garlands. Ornate golden crowns and jeweled necklaces with green and blue stones adorn the murtis. No people are visible.2017-01-08October 09 20132013-10-09November 19 20132013-11-19 +1 copiesA deity murti, a metal figure with a gold face, is framed by dense flower garlands of red roses, white roses, yellow marigolds and purple blooms. It wears an ornate crown with a jewelled peacock-style ornament, a heavy jewelled necklace with red stones and a large green gem, and layered gold coin garlands. A kalasha-style gold base sits below, covered in white and yellow flower offerings. No physical people are visible; the figure is a statue shown in festival decoration.2011-10-04May 07 20172017-05-07A deity murti. The figure wears an ornate gold crown, heavy gold necklaces with large green and white gem-set pendants, a white flower at the chest, and a white and red-bordered dhoti with gold zari. A dark silhouetted figure stands at the right edge, partly out of frame.2011-10-03A golden processional shrine (palanquin or ratha) framed by ornate gilded arches with repoussé floral and animal carvings. At the centre sits a bronze-coloured deity murti seated in a meditative pose, wearing a jewelled crown and an elaborate gold necklace of beads. It is draped in white cloth with a coloured border and decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white flower garlands. Below, a gilded cobra hood with a coiled serpent and a kalasha-like golden base complete the arrangement against green and teal drapery, lit against a dark background.2015-11-22May 07 20172017-05-07