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A night ritual scene in an open-sided temple pavilion with a corrugated roof. A man with long dark hair and a short beard sits on an ornate silver throne decorated with silver filigree and an umbrella-like silver canopy. He wears a reddish-brown garment and a yellow-orange marigold garland. In front of him a fire pit with a large flame burns on a wooden platform, and brass oil lamps stand nearby with flower garlands and offerings. To the left stand two large decorated deity murtis: a female figure in yellow and gold sari-like dress with a gold crown, and a male figure in gold attire holding a staff. Attendants in white and a figure in red stand at the edges, and plantain leaves and fans are visible. The watermarked archive text in the lower right is omitted.

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September 21 20172017-09-21Night photograph of a Navaratri sandhi puja at an open-sided temple hall. A seated man in a red-brown dhoti with a long white and red garland sits on an ornate silver and gold throne before a sacred fire pit (homa) with bright flames and brass offering bowls. Beside him stand two large painted deity figures: a goddess in yellow and gold with a veena, and a male deity in blue-grey with a staff. A blue-skinned figure stands at the far left, and a kalasha-style silver umbrella canopy rises above the throne. A standing attendant in an orange robe is at the right edge, and a second figure in orange sits in the background. Lamps, flower garlands and a striped cloth complete the scene. The seated man's appearance is not clearly visible enough for a confident identification, so role is given without a name.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 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