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A priest with his back to the camera, shirtless with white sacred markings on his shoulders and arms and a cream-coloured turban, holds a red cloth while performing puja before a decorated Durga murti. The goddess has multiple arms holding weapons and a golden crown, flanked by smaller deity figures and a ganesha-like figure. Garlands of yellow and pink flowers hang from the murti and altar, with brass oil lamps and offerings on a red-draped platform. Gold-embroidered gold curtains frame the scene, and two framed portraits hang on the side panels, one showing a man with a saffron head covering.

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A photograph inside a decorated shrine with gold drapes. In the centre stands a multi-armed goddess murti with a crown and many hands, flanked by smaller deity murtis including an elephant-headed figure and a green-skinned figure. A bare-chested priest with a cream turban and white dhoti stands at left, waving a red cloth over the altar. A pink-draped figure of a child-like deity murti sits in the middle, garlanded with red and yellow flowers. Orange cloth and flower offerings lie on the altar, with oil lamps and framed portraits on the side pillars. Strings of marigolds and red-and-white garlands hang throughout the room.A photograph of a Durga Puja shrine decorated with marigold and rose garlands. Multi-armed deity murti of Durga with a golden crown and gold ornaments stands in the centre, alongside a Ganesha figure in orange cloth and a standing figure in gold attire. Framed photographs and a small portrait hang on the sides. A man in a white dhoti and yellow turban, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash markings, holds a lit oil lamp aloft during aarti. A devotee in orange cloth kneels at the altar. Brass pots, flower petals, red cloth and draped gold curtains surround the shrine.A priest stands at left in a white dhoti and white turban, bare-chested with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, holding a lit lamp or offering near a shrine. Behind him a multi-armed golden deity murti of Durga with a crown, weapons and a green lion-like figure is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Flanking figures include a goddess murti in a gold crown and a figure in green. Beneath, a red-draped altar holds a flower-wrapped object, and plates of food, brass bowls, a diya lamp and incense sticks cover the red floor. Framed photographs with gold and jewelled borders appear on both sides. A small framed portrait with a red-draped figure is set within the garlanded shrine, with no clearly distinguishable a person identification.A photograph of a Durga Puja setting with a large multi-armed Durga murti in gold crown and ornaments, flanked by golden deity figures including an elephant-headed Ganesha and a green-faced figure. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti and yellow head cloth stands at left holding a bell and ritual implement near the murti. In front, a person in orange robes is bent forward in prostration. Central to the image is a framed portrait printed with a seated figure in pink robes and pink head wrap, garlanded with red, yellow and white flower malas, set on a gold-bordered cloth-draped seat with a red-and-gold kalasha offering and scattered petals below. Gold drapes frame the scene. The setting is a temple-style puja pandal. +1 copiesA temple shrine set for Durga Puja. In the centre a large multi-armed Durga murti stands behind a pink-faced clay figure of a deity adorned with red and yellow marigold garlands, and to either side are Ganesha and other deity figures in gold and red attire. Gold and red drapes frame the altar, with framed portraits on gold pedestals flanking the shrine, each garlanded with yellow flowers. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in an orange turban and white dhoti sits at a red-covered altar with brass puja vessels, a kalasha and lit oil lamps, and a potted plant stands behind him. The photo is of a shrine scene with several deity figures, and the priest is the only physical person visible.Photograph of a Navaratri Durga Puja shrine inside a decorated tent. A multi-armed Durga murti stands centrally with a lion beside her, flanked by statues of Ganesha and Lakshmi-like goddess figures, all garlanded with marigolds and red flowers under gold-trimmed drapery. In front, a pink-garlanded framed portrait of a bearded man in orange-and-white headwear sits on a red-and-gold cloth. A standing figure in an orange robe with a grey hooded head bows before the shrine. At right, a seated priest in white dhoti and yellow turban faces the shrine, and red-floored offerings include brass bowls, fruit, flower baskets, a kalasha pot and small oil lamps.A photograph of a Durga Puja shrine set up with a gold-trimmed tent backdrop, a large multi-armed deity murti of Durga with a crown and gold ornaments, and flanking figures including Ganesha on the left. A standing priest in a yellow turban and bare-chested with white dhoti holds a small bowl and lamp near the deity. In front, a seated devotee in an orange cloth bends forward with hands raised. A large framed-looking pink-draped portrait in the centre is garlanded with yellow and red flower strands. The red-carpeted floor has brass bowls of flowers, kumkum, a green coconut-like fruit, oil lamps, incense sticks and a kalasha-style vessel, with white candle stands and banana-leaf-like wreaths nearby. A framed portrait with an orange garment and garland appears at the upper right.Photo 11689562A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border and a cream turban performs a ritual before a multi-armed goddess murti with a gold crown, decorated with marigold and rose garlands. He holds a long golden ritual implement toward the deity while a fire burns in a metal fire pit at lower right with an offering vessel and oil lamps nearby. Another decorated deity murti with a crown stands at right, and a green-faced figure appears behind the central image. A pink and gold cloth drapes the altar, and white ash marks on the priest's arm and a rudraksha-style mala are visible. One physical person is present.A seated priest with a bare upper body and a light orange turban, wearing a white dhoti with a yellow border, performs puja at a shrine decorated with gold drapes and marigold garlands. Behind him stands a central deity murti with many arms, holding weapons and wearing a crown, flanked by two smaller murtis of an elephant-headed deity and another goddess. A pink figure in the centre wears a pink headpiece and is garlanded with yellow and red flowers, and framed portraits with garlands sit on side stands. In front, brass plates hold bowls of offerings, turmeric, kumkum and leaves on a red cloth, with incense sticks and oil lamps beside them.A seated priest with a bare upper body, white dhoti with a gold border, and a light peach head-wrap sits with his back to the camera before a shrine draped in gold cloth and red fabric. Behind him, a multi-armed goddess murti stands with a Ganesha figure and other deity figures, all garlanded with orange and red flowers. In front of the shrine, a red-robed statue sits on a gold-trimmed throne, its hands in a blessing gesture and garlanded with marigolds and roses. Two framed portrait photographs flank the altar. Brass plates and bowls on the red cloth hold flowers, rice, kumkum, turmeric, betel leaves, and a kalasha-style pot, with incense sticks and oil lamps placed around them, marking a puja setup.A Durga puja set-up under a gold-bordered canopy with a multi-armed goddess murti flanked by a lion, Ganesha and other deity figures, all garlanded with yellow, red and white flowers. In front, a large printed portrait of a smiling man in a saffron-and-pink turban and pink shawl sits on a golden seat, garlanded in marigolds and roses. A man in a saffron wrap bends over the seat near the portrait. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and cream turban sits on a red cloth beside brass plates of fruit, flowers, turmeric, kumkum and betel leaves, with small oil lamps and flower baskets. A framed portrait appears at upper right.