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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.

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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.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 seated on a red cloth at a puja altar, wearing a cream-and-gold turban, white dhoti with gold border, bare upper body, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white and red markings on his forehead and arms. He holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and flowers, while brass bowls, a flower-filled vessel, a wooden box and small offering dishes sit before him. Behind him stands a large multi-armed goddess murti in yellow and gold with a crowned head, flanked by smaller painted deity figures including an elephant-headed form, decorated with garlands in red, yellow and white. Central to the backdrop is a seated figure in a red turban and saffron robe garlanded in yellow and red blossoms, with hands raised in greeting, presented as a portrait or murti on a gold-draped throne. Gold and red drapes frame the scene.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.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 bare-chested with a white turban and white sacred marks on his body sits at left holding a brass plate with flowers and a flame, beside a brass lamp with a lit wick. Behind him on a gold-draped altar stands a multi-armed goddess deity murti with a crown and weapons, flanked by a ganesha murti with a pink trunk and two more deity murtis in gold ornaments and garlands. In the centre sits a life-sized cutout or printed image of a figure in a red turban and red robe garlanded with marigolds and rose garlands, raising one hand in blessing, on a gold-cloth seat. Brass bowls, a bowl of flower petals, a pot, a small box and oil lamps sit on the red cloth in front. The stamp reads 10/21/2026, 00:32 at the bottom left.A photograph of a Navaratri puja at a KAILASA temple setting. A priest with a cream turban, bare chest, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and white dhoti sits at left, holding a brass plate with flowers and a flame, beside a brass bowl of petals and a copper vessel. Behind them, a multi-armed goddess murti with a golden crown and red adornments stands between two smaller goddess figures and a Ganesha murti, all garlanded in red, yellow and white flowers. In the centre, a painted or printed image of a seated figure in a red-pink turban and saffron-red robes, with a garland of marigolds and roses, is displayed on a gold-draped seat. Brass bowls, a plate of red petals, kumkum dishes and a red-draped puja table fill the foreground. A framed image of a turbaned figure appears at upper right on a garlanded gold panel.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 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 devotional shrine at a puja setting with a red carpet and gold drapery. A seated priest in a yellow turban and white dhoti, bare-chested with white ash markings, presses his palms together in prayer, facing a Durga-style murti with multiple arms and a crown, flanked by smaller goddess figures draped in marigold and rose garlands. A framed portrait of a bald man in orange clothing hangs on a gold-bordered panel above the altar, which holds brass bowls, a pot, and white-tipped oil lamps on a red cloth. The scene suggests a Navaratri Durga puja with offerings arranged on the floor.A 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 photograph of a Navaratri puja at a shrine with a large Durga murti in the background, multi-armed and crowned, flanked by smaller painted deity figures and garlanded in marigolds and red flowers. In front, a kneeling priest in a white dhoti and cream turban with white tilak on his bare chest holds his palms together in namaste with eyes closed, wearing beaded necklaces. A painted or printed image of a figure in saffron-red robes and red headwear, decorated with a garland of yellow, white and red flowers, sits at the centre of the shrine. Brass bowls holding leaves, a brass container, flower bowls and lit oil lamps sit on a red cloth on the floor, and a saffron-clad figure sits to the left.