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A long-haired man in a rust-red dhoti and red shawl with a gold armlet stands at the left foreground, facing a line of decorated deity murtis under a tent canopy. He is offering flowers and petals near a pink Ganesha murti in gold dress. Behind them, a golden-framed Devi Durga murti with multiple arms holds a trident and weapons, with a green lion-like vahana below. Garlands of marigolds hang on the murtis, and brass oil lamps and petal-strewn cloth surround a yellow-edged pit with a floral garland. A white-clad attendant is partially visible at the far left edge. A world map hangs on the wall behind.

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September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27A photograph inside a tent-covered hall of a temple-style shrine during Navaratri worship. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind with long dark locks and a red garment, adorned with bangles and a red-and-white flower garland on the head, extends an arm toward a shrine. Behind, several large gold-and-jewelled arched backdrops frame deity murtis: a multi-armed Durga with a trident and weapons at centre, flanked by additional goddess figures in golden saris and garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on a red-draped platform beside a flower-covered altar, a fire pit lies in the foreground, and scattered petals cover the floor. A steel staircase leads to the central deity.2017-09-27A photograph of a temple puja inside a tented shrine. In the foreground, a man with long, loose black hair and a red-maroon cloth wrapped at his waist, wearing a red garland and gold bangles, extends his arm and sprinkles petals or water over the deities. Behind him, another attendant in red holds a brass tray. The central deity is a golden Ganesha with a pink trunk, adorned with marigold garlands. Beside it, a gold-framed Durga murti in a glittering arch is garlanded and decorated with flowers, and a larger Durga figure stands at the right with a trident and an ornate golden crown. Smoke rises near a brass lamp, and a small golden framed shrine with flowers sits at the lower right. Above the scene, a banner shows a smiling man in a garland and a world map with numbers. A portion of the banner is printed with the caption text, which is not fully legible. A tent canopy covers the scene.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20172017-09-30Photo 11706645 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple worship scene with a golden-decorated Durga murti on a raised platform reached by a metal staircase, flanked by a pink-and-gold Ganesha murti and a golden-haloed Lakshmi-type deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a red-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing gold armbands and a red flower garland, raises flowers in offering, while a second person in red cloth stands behind him. Brass oil lamps, flower offerings and a small smoke-filled brass vessel sit on the floor, with a red-and-purple striped mat and a world map banner hanging overhead.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27Photograph of a temple shrine during Navaratri-style worship. A large multi-armed Durga-type deity murti stands centre, flanked by gold-decorated images of Ganesha in pink and gold on the left and a Saraswati-type figure holding a veena on the right. A stepped railing leads to the central image. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair wears an orange-brown robe and a fresh flower garland. Oil lamps, marigold garlands and flower offerings sit before the shrine.2017-09-30September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photo of a temple shrine with three large colourful deity murtis: a pink-faced Ganesha in gold dress on the left, a central goddess with gold halo and yellow garland, and a multi-armed goddess on the right holding weapons, with a metal staircase in front. A man with long dark hair and a rust-orange robe, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, stands at left holding a gold-topped staff and reaching toward the murtis. Brass lamps and flower offerings sit on a red cloth before the shrine, with a gold-framed peetha at lower right. Festival lights and white tent fabric hang overhead.2017-09-30