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A festive Navaratri puja at an open-sided pandal with a tin roof and striped floor mats. Large colourful murtis of goddesses with multiple arms and golden crowns stand at the back, including a ten-armed goddess holding weapons on a lion, beside Ganesha. Several women in saris and garlands sit on the floor holding brass plates of flowers and offerings. A saffron-clad sannyasi with long matted hair and an orange head cloth sits in front of a stone yajna pit with brass vessels. On the right, a man in red garments and a yellow garland sits on an ornate silver throne with a silver canopy, a seated figure whose appearance is not clearly identifiable.

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September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a Navaratri puja inside a canopied temple hall with a multicoloured floor covering scattered with petals. Large decorated deity murtis of goddesses stand behind, including a multi-armed goddess with a lion mount and a figure holding a veena. Seated women in saris with garlands sit on silver chairs at the front. A seated man on the right, wearing a red-brown cloth and a yellow-and-white garland, sits on an ornate silver throne with orange cushions. Two figures in orange and saffron cloth face a square homa or yagna pit in the centre. Brass lamps and flower garlands are arranged around the pit, and a silver parasol-shaped canopy stands at the right edge.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA night-time Navaratri puja at an open-sided shrine with a corrugated metal roof. Large colourful deity murtis of goddesses, including a multi-armed Durga-like form holding weapons, stand beside a pink and yellow Ganesha figure and a lion mount. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in rust-brown dhoti sits on a mat before brass lamps and a flower-filled plate. Around him, orange-clad sannyasi attendants with long hair sit at the front, and women in saffron, pink and green saris sit in white chairs and on the floor, many wearing white and red garlands. At the far right, a seated man in rust-brown clothing and a flower garland, with hands folded in devotion, sits before an ornate silver palanquin-style throne with a canopy. Multicoloured cloth covers the ground.2017-09-21A Navaratri puja at an indoor temple hall with a large floral-decorated throne area. Several large decorated deity murtis stand behind, including a multi-armed goddess on a lion mount and figures in gold and red. A seated man in a red-brown dhoti and rudraksha-style garland sits on a silver throne at right, hands joined, with a garland of flowers. Women in colourful saris (green, pink, white, red) sit on chairs holding plates and flowers. Two men in saffron/orange cloth sit at a square fire pit in front, one with long hair, with a brass kalasha and offerings nearby. Flower petals cover the colourful floor mats.2017-09-21A photograph of a Navaratri puja at an indoor temple shrine. Large decorated goddess murtis with golden halo-like backdrops stand behind a central altar, including a multi-armed goddess holding a trident-like weapon and a goddess with a veena beside her, and a lion mount is visible. Several women in saris with garlands sit on the mats, and a young priest in orange clothes with a rudraksha mala sits in front of a square fire pit with his hands folded. A man at the right, wearing an orange shawl, a long garland and gold bangles, sits with his hands joined. Offerings of flowers and brass lamps surround the altar.2017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copies