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A photograph of a temple ritual in front of a shrine decorated with white lace arches and flower garlands. In the centre, a bare-backed priest with very long dark dreadlocks and a white-and-orange flower garland faces the deities, his back to the camera. He wears an orange-red cloth. To the left, two attendants in orange dhotis hold a brass plate and a ritual implement, one wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. The central deity murti has eight arms and a white crown, with a dark teal figure beside it. Two other female deity statues in white and gold saris stand on the right and left, with a brass oil lamp and a white swan in front. Red and orange flowers and white garlands are arranged on a golden seat, and rose petals are scattered on the floor.

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October 11 20162016-10-11October 08 20162016-10-08A photograph of a Navaratri golu-style shrine under a tin-roofed pavilion, with a standing devotee seen from behind. The devotee has long dreadlocked hair with a white and red flower garland, wears a maroon robe and bangles, and faces the central goddess murti, a white-clad Devi with a crown and raised arms. Flanking deity figures include Ganesha with a pink trunk and a decorated female figure in white and gold, all on lace-covered arches with golden bases. On the left, two women in orange saris stand with palms joined and one holds a brass tray. Floral garlands, a brass oil lamp, a white swan figure and hanging leaf strings decorate the scene.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A photograph of a temple-style pavilion with a central deity murti, a goddess figure with multiple arms holding objects, seated on a gold and red throne decorated with marigold garlands. A fire flame burns in front of the murti. A figure in the foreground, seen from behind, has long dreadlocked black hair, a white and red floral garland, and a red-brown robe, facing the shrine. To the left, attendants in orange dhotis carry a tray and stand beside a Ganesha murti in white and pink. Flanking figures in white and gold with decorated arches, a peacock-like white shape and bells, a kalasha-like lamp and leafy toran decorate the ceremony space, with a red cushioned seat at right.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A photograph of a temple puja before several deity murtis under a decorated pavilion. A man with very long dark matted hair, wearing a red-orange dhoti and a flower garland, stands with his back to the camera, facing a central goddess murti with multiple arms and a crown, dressed in white and gold. Flanking murtis include a white-clad goddess on the right and an elephant-headed Ganesha on the left. On the left, a young man in orange dhoti with gold border holds a tray of offerings. A brass oil lamp stands on the right, with flower petals scattered on the floor and a hand-drawn white kolam design. A cameraman films in the background. a person appearance is uncertain, so the person is described by role only.2016-10-08A photograph of a Navaratri golu-style puja in a covered outdoor pavilion. A figure seen from behind, with long dark matted locks and a white floral garland on the head, wears a reddish-brown cloth and stands facing a row of decorated deity murtis. Central murti is a goddess with a crown and white lace-like backdrop, flanked by a clay-like deity figure with elephant-headed ganesha imagery to the left and a goddess with white and gold lace backdrop to the right. Two attendants in orange dhotis stand at left, one holding a lit flame on a tray. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the floor, with flowers and banana leaves in the foreground. Clear case for deity murti rather than named forms.2016-10-08A photograph inside a canopied temple hall at a Navaratri Durga worship. In the foreground at left, a man with long loose black hair and a red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a red and white garland, stands with hands folded in a devotional posture, facing the shrine. Behind him several people in orange, saffron and white clothing stand in the hall. In the centre, a yellow square fire pit or havan kund sits on the floor, scattered with flower petals. At the back, large golden and white deity murtis of Durga with multiple arms and ornate crowns stand on a raised shrine with a staircase, flanked by a lion or tiger figure and a white ornate palanquin-like platform. The floor is covered with colourful striped cloths in purple, pink, green and yellow. A world map poster with a red-turbaned figure hangs on the wall at upper left.2017-09-27October 08 20162016-10-08September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesOctober 08 20162016-10-08