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A photograph of a Durga Pratishtha ritual inside a tented pavilion, with large ornate golden-yellow deity murtis of Devi Durga with many arms and Ganesha at left and right. Several shaved-headed priests in orange and saffron dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas, stand at the base of the central murti, lifting a brass plate and offering to the goddess. A bare-chested devotee in a red-brown dhoti with long dark hair stands on the stairs holding a flower garland and a lit lamp. A camera on a tripod stands at left. A digital clock reading 11:40 is visible at top centre. About 10 people are visible.

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September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesDevotees in saffron-orange cloths perform worship before large golden deity murti of Devi Durga with multiple arms, holding weapons such as a trident and a sword, set on an ornate golden shrine. Several figures stand with their backs to the camera, some with bare shoulders and red tilak marks, while a man in orange and a saffron turban stands at the steps and another in white dhoti-style clothing stands to the right near a flower-decorated altar. A camera on a tripod is at left and a digital clock reads 11:32. Pink and red flowers and garlands decorate the shrine and a fine mist of smoke or incense hangs in the air.2017-09-27Photograph of a Durga puja at a Navaratri darshan in a temple pandal. Large golden, ornately decorated Devi Durga murti with multiple arms holds a trident, crowned and garlanded, with red garments. Beside it, a smaller decorated deity figure with a black-haired face, and a red-garlanded devotee in a red cloth stands at the foot of white steps. Near the foreground, shaven-headed and dreadlocked ascetics in saffron and orange cloths and beads sit, one with a tilak, while a white-cloth figure's mist from a spray of water fills the air. A tripod-mounted camera and a digital clock reading 11:38 are visible at top left, and a small loudspeaker hangs above.2017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27A photo of a Navaratri puja at a temporary open-sided tent shrine. Centre, a large golden deity murti of Devi Durga, adorned with a gilded halo-like arch and a garland of marigolds, stands before a golden backdrop with multiple small faces. Behind it, a figure in a red garment raises one arm while a metal ritual lamp is held nearby. In the foreground, several bare-chested men wearing orange cloths lift leaf-covered brass plates of offerings toward the murti. At left, a metal railing and a second golden figure with a crown are visible. White cloth canopies hang overhead.2017-09-27