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A photograph of a man in a maroon-red dhoti and shawl with a white-and-pink floral garland, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, standing before large colourful deity murtis. Behind him stands a tall gold-and-yellow painted murti in ornate crown and gold-embroidered blue and pink dress holding a bow, beside a second murti with a large crown and a sword, while a Ganesha figure with a red trunk stands at left and a lion figure sits at lower centre. Yellow marigold garlands hang on the murtis, and a canopy of white cloth and a world map appear overhead in the setting of a festival hall. The man's gold armband and gold chain are visible.

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September 28 20172017-09-28A photograph of a large festival murti of a goddess, with a golden crown, many arms, yellow and gold ornaments and a red sari, standing above a painted lion mount. A kneeling man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with a pink and white garland, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar before the image. Yellow marigold garlands hang on the goddess and a blue-faced figure with a red-and-gold headdress is visible at lower right. A white canopy overhead and a small map-like banner at left frame the scene.2017-09-28Night puja before a large decorated shrine with golden arched backdrops and marigold garlands. Centre-left, a bare-chested man in a rust-brown dhoti and a bright yellow cloth raised overhead holds a pink lotus-like flower. Behind him stand a pink-bodied Ganesha murti and a Durga murti with ten arms, a lion mount and a trident, plus a blue-skinned deity murti. Oil lamps and a smoking fire pit with flower offerings sit in front, and a world map with pins hangs on the left.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27A temple hall during a Navaratri puja with a large, brightly decorated deity murti of Durga in the upper right, adorned with gold and a crown, beside a pink-and-gold Ganesha murti and a standing murti with gold trim. A man in red dhoti and gold armband, with a red and white garland over his shoulder, holds a tray of offerings at left. A second figure in orange-red robes stands behind him, and a turbaned person is partly visible. Marigold and flower garlands hang on the deities, a brass oil lamp stands at right, and a sunken yellow-rimmed fire pit with petals lies in the foreground. A world map and a numbered chart hang on the back wall.2017-09-27A 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.2017-09-27A photo of a Durga puja at Adhi Kailasa with a large, richly ornamented Devi Durga murti in gold and red with many arms, holding a lotus and other implements, garlanded with white and multicoloured flower strands and standing above a lion. A man in a rust-orange dhoti-style garment with a long red-and-white flower garland and gold armlets raises one arm beside the murti, holding a long staff. A metal railing and chain sit in the foreground, a partly visible person in orange sits at the lower left, and a world map hangs on the backdrop. a person: the man in rust-orange with long hair, gold necklace and garland is the presumed presence at this Navaratri Durga pranapratishtha event, though his face is not clearly visible.2017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple hall during Navaratri at Adhi Kailasa Bidadi. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti with gold armlets and a long marigold garland stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the shrine. Beside him a woman in a red sari with a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate. At centre, a pink-faced Ganesha murti in gold dress and garlands sits on a red cloth beside a golden-arched Devi murti in green and gold with garlands. At right, a large Durga murti with multiple arms holds weapons, approached by steel stair rails. Brass oil lamps, flower offerings and a small fire pit stand in front; a tattered world map and a banner hang in the background.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copies