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A photograph of a ritual before a large deity murti of a goddess with a golden face, red tilak, kumkum-marked brow and large white ornate crown and halo of white cut-out decorations. The goddess wears a yellow marigold garland and a white mirrored-embroidered garment, and holds multiple hands with red and gold accents. In the foreground a man with his hair tied back and an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders raises one arm toward the murti while holding a bundle of green grass or kusha and a silver plate. Behind the murti a painted backdrop shows figures.

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October 03 20112011-10-03October 03 20112011-10-03A woman in an orange saffron sari and a rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a large deity murti of the goddess Durga with multiple arms, a white ornate crown and halo, golden face, and a red garment. Garlands of yellow marigolds hang on the murti. Beside her a lion with an open mouth and a green demon figure with a trident-like weapon are part of the tableau, with string lights glowing red behind. Small brass lamps and flowers sit on the blue base.2011-10-03 +1 copiesA close, upward-angled photo of a yellow-faced multi-armed deity murti, Durga-style, adorned with a white lace-patterned crown and garlands of white flowers and red roses, wearing a gold-embroidered red and white sari and holding weapons in several hands. In the left foreground a shirtless man with long dark hair and a red-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder, wearing a red-and-white flower garland, stands with his arm raised beside the murti, apparently performing a ritual gesture. The setting is a tin-roofed temporary shrine with a painted backdrop of a multicoloured figurative scene behind the deity.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A shirtless man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard stands at left, wearing a saffron-brown dhoti-style cloth, a red-and-white flower garland, and a red thread armband. He reaches toward a large white-clad deity murti with yellow skin, multiple raised arms holding weapons, a white crown and a gold necklace, decorated with white and red flower garlands. The murti stands inside an open-sided shed with a corrugated roof and a red-trimmed structure behind, with painted red and blue panels at upper right. Two people are visible.2016-10-08October 15 20122012-10-15October 08 20162016-10-08October 13 20132013-10-13A photograph of a large yellow-faced deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, decorated with white lace-like embellishments, red and white flower garlands, gold jewellery and a white ornate crown. A man with a beard, wearing a pink and white flower garland and red bangles, touches the deity's forehead with his fingers while a steel vessel sits in the foreground. Red and orange painted backdrop and a metal rod are visible behind the murti. The scene appears to be a devotional puja at a temple shrine.2016-10-08A photograph of a ritual before a large Durga murti with eight arms, a white ornate crown and white lace-like backdrop, wearing red-and-gold sari, gold and red jewelled necklace and yellow marigold garlands. A man in a maroon turban, bare-chested with a dark saffron-brown cloth at his waist, a red and white flower garland and gold armbands, stands at left touching the murti's raised weapon-hand with his fingers while a silver plate rests nearby. A tin roof, palm trees and a red-and-white painted pillar frame the scene.2016-10-11September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copies