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A photograph inside a tented pandal decorated for a festival, with a large multi-armed goddess murti in the centre, red-clad and holding weapons, seated on a lion, flanked by figures in gold and yellow garments with yellow and white garlands. A blue-skinned figure lies at her feet. To the right, a seated man in a rust-red garment and pink-and-white garland sits on a striped golden chair beside a silver pedestal, and a young man in saffron clothing sits nearby. In the foreground, a yellow-bordered square pit holds flowers, and brass lamps and banana leaves are arranged on the floor. A man in a brown garment stands at the left edge holding up a red cloth. A digital clock reads 09:49 at the top. Priests in orange and marigold garlands complete the scene.

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A temple pandal scene at night with large festive deity murtis of a multi-armed goddess in red and white sari seated on a lion, flanked by two other decorated figures, all draped in yellow and marigold garlands. Golden arched backdrops with blue-and-gold ornamentation frame the images. In the foreground a shirtless priest in a reddish-brown dhoti stands at left gesturing toward an altar with a yellow-bordered square fire pit, oil lamps and flower offerings. At right, a seated man in a white dhoti with multiple rudraksha-style garlands and a bare chest sits on an ornate throne-like seat, with an attendant in orange cloth nearby. A digital clock reads 09:49 at top.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA festival puja pandal with large clay murtis of goddesses under a white tent, decorated with yellow and marigold garlands and gold arched backdrops. The central multi-armed Durga figure rides a lion, flanked by Lakshmi-like and Saraswati-like murtis with a veena. A man in an orange dhoti stands at the left edge gesturing with a red-wrapped object toward the murtis. A seated man in white and orange with a flower garland sits on an ornate silver throne at right, while a bare-chested assistant in orange cloth stands behind him near a brass lamp stand and kalasha-like vessels set before a yellow-rimmed square fire pit. Ritual offerings of flowers, fruit and oil lamps lie on the floor.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a lit puja scene before large gilded and painted deity murtis, one with multiple arms, holding weapons and standing on a lion, flanked by other murtis draped in yellow and white garlands. A man in a dark-red dhoti at the far left holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the figures. On the right a seated man in a white dhoti and pink garland sits with palms joined beside a standing saffron-clad figure with a shaved head. A brass vessel and a yellow-lined pit with flower offerings sit in the foreground beneath a white tented canopy, with marigold garlands and banana leaves around the altar.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA temple shrine decorated for Durga puja with large painted clay deity murtis. At centre a multi-armed goddess with a red-and-gold sari, a lion mount and a raised weapon stands behind yellow marigold garlands. To her right stands a murti in a yellow sari holding a veena, and further right a figure holds a staff. On the right, a seated man in red-brown cloth with a pink flower garland sits with palms joined on an ornate silver-and-gold throne beneath a tent canopy. A kneeling person in orange clothing stands in the middle distance. In front, a yellow-tiled homa pit and brass vessels, plates of fruit and flowers occupy the foreground. A man in a brown dhoti stands at the left edge.2017-09-28 +1 copiesA festival scene under a white tented canopy at dusk-lit night, with a clock display reading 09:40 at top. Three large decorated goddess murtis stand on a raised platform: a central multi-armed Durga-like deity in red and gold sari with a trident and a lion mount, flanked by a figure playing a veena and another goddess in yellow. Yellow and marigold garlands drape the statues. At right a man with bare chest and rudraksha-style garland sits on a gold-cushioned seat with folded hands, a saffron-clad figure stands in prayer beside him, and a brass vessel with flowers sits at right. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in brown dhoti holds a camera-like object toward the altar, and a brass puja tray and yellow box of offerings sit in front.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesPhotograph of a festival puja pandal with large painted clay murtis of goddesses in gold and yellow ornate arches, the central multi-armed Durga-style deity riding a lion with a trident and weapons. Garlands of yellow and white flowers hang on the figures. A yellow-lacquered square homa pit with brass vessels and marigold offerings sits in front. On the right, a seated man in orange-red clothing with a pink flower garland sits on an ornate silver-and-gold throne, while a bare-chested man in orange cloth stands behind him. A figure in brown robes stands at left, back to camera. Tent fabric and a digital clock reading 09:43 are overhead.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copies