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October 15 20212021-10-15Close overhead photo of a ceremonial puja setup on the floor. A large round brass or bronze plate with a dull, tarnished surface sits on pink and magenta silk fabric with gold zari borders, with a red-and-gold brocade cloth beside it. Scattered white and yellow flower petals, a few red petals and loose white blossoms cover the cloth. Behind it stands a tall polished brass lamp stand on a brass tray, and a small brass vessel is visible at the top edge. No people are visible.2021-10-15November 19 20132013-11-192003 -Glimpses From Various ProgramsMarch 31 20082008-03-31A framed photograph lies propped against a white fabric-draped seat. It shows a bare pair of feet resting on a round silver tray filled with white flower petals, pink lotus-like blossoms, red rose petals and yellow marigold petals. A white and red garland hangs above the tray, with a red cloth draped behind it. The feet appear to be receiving padapuja offerings.1999-01-01A photograph of a Durga puja at a shrine decorated with yellow marigold garlands. A large clay murti of the goddess Durga, with multiple arms and a green-faced figure seated on a lion or tiger-like mount, is framed by a golden arched backdrop. A woman on the left in an orange sari holds a lit oil lamp toward the deity. Three women in orange and red saris stand on the right with hands folded in prayer. A dark stone-lined pit or basin lies in the foreground, and a red cloth hangs behind the shrine. Four people are visible, none identifiable as a person.2021-10-15A devotee in an orange top and orange dhoti, with a dark bun-free head of hair, stands on the left holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward a white-and-green deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, wearing garlands of yellow and orange flowers. Several women in orange and red saris kneel or sit in the foreground with folded hands, facing the murti. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a red-draped altar holds flower offerings.2008-10-27March 22 20082008-03-22October 14 20212021-10-14November 20 20132013-11-20July 21 20122012-07-21