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A large festival idol of the goddess Durga stands at the centre of a decorated shrine, shown as a multi-armed murti with black hair, a red garment and a white ornate backdrop. She holds weapons including a trident and a sword, and a lion sits at her feet. Several smaller painted murtis flank her, including figures in pink, green and blue, and a seated Ganesha-like figure with an elephant head on the left. Each figure wears yellow and orange marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and potted greenery and a banner with Kannada script appear in the background. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a large Durga murti installed in a temple shrine, with a banner above reading Sri Rideshwara Temple. The multi-armed goddess Durga stands centrally in white and red ornamented attire with a tall white crown and a red backdrop, holding weapons, while a roaring lion sits at her feet beside a green demon figure. Flanking deities include a pink-bodied Ganesha at left and a female figure with a white crown at right, along with another figure in red and gold attire. Yellow marigold garlands hang across the murtis, and brass lamps, a small shivalinga-style offering and steel vessels sit on a white altar platform in the foreground. Lights are strung across the top of the scene.2011-10-02A photograph of a night-time puja set-up in an open hall. Central is a painted clay deity murti of a multi-armed goddess in red and white draped attire, with a lion beside her and a dark-skinned figure with a sword at her feet, framed by a white ornate arched backdrop. Several figures flank her, all garlanded with marigold strands. Tall brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a white stepped platform holds a silver bowl of liquid, marigold petals and a kalasha-type vessel. Behind, a banner partially reads a Kannada slogan and MEET the Master. No living people are visible.2011-09-28A photograph of a Durga murti in a temple setting, with a multi-armed goddess at the centre wearing a white ornate crown and white embellished garment with a red cloth behind her. She rides or confronts a roaring lion beside her, and a green demon figure lies beneath her feet holding a silver sword. Flanking figures include a goddess with yellow marigold garlands, a pink-bodied Ganesha holding a weapon, and a male deity with garlands and red dhoti. Marigold garlands drape the figures, pink lotuses sit at the base, and a fire pit with flames in the foreground holds a brass kalasha-style lamp. A banner behind reads Anandeshwara Temple. No living people are visible.2011-10-01A photograph of a large clay image of goddess Durga at a temple shrine, seated astride a lion and holding weapons in multiple hands, framed by a white decorative arch with a crown and a red background. Flanking figures include Ganesha on the left, a goddess with a conch on the right, and a demon figure beneath the lion. Marigold garlands hang on the figures, and brass oil lamps stand at the sides, with string lights glowing on the red wall. A saffron-clad figure is partly visible at the left edge, and a seated devotee in brown sits at the right. No physical person is clearly the main subject; the scene is a deity murti puja arrangement.2011-10-04A large murti of the goddess Durga with multiple arms, crowned and garlanded in yellow marigolds, stands on a painted blue plinth above a lion mount, flanked by smaller murtis of Ganesha, Lakshmi and other deities. A priest in a green silk dhoti and red-bordered shawl stands at right performing puja. Offerings of fruit, banana leaves and brass lamps sit in the foreground, and a saffron cloth hangs over a stair at left. Signboards mention Nithyanandeshwara Temple and show framed photographs.2011-10-06October 01 20112011-10-01A photograph of a large Durga murti installed on a raised blue-and-white platform in front of a red wall decorated with fairy lights. The goddess has multiple arms holding weapons, wears a white and silver crown and ornate white decorations, and is garlanded with yellow marigolds. A lion sits beside her, and a green demon figure lies at her feet. Smaller murtis flank her, including a pink figure and a figure with a golden garland. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and an orange cloth hangs at the left edge. A signboard above reads Sri Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha Temple. No physical people are visible.2011-10-04A photograph of a multi-armed goddess murti in a shrine, the central figure in red and white with a tall ornate silver crown, black hair, and many arms holding weapons, standing on a lion. Flanking smaller white-clad deity figures wear yellow marigold garlands. A small fire burns at the base beside a silver bowl, with yellow flower offerings and brass oil lamps on either side. A man in a green shirt at right holds a camera. Potted green plants sit on the left.2011-09-28September 30 20112011-09-30October 08 20102010-10-08September 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesOctober 05 20112011-10-05