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Photograph of a temple-style ritual scene under a white tent canopy. In the foreground a man with a shaved head and bare back, wearing a rust-brown dhoti, holds a ritual object toward the deity. Behind him a large multi-armed goddess murti with a golden halo and red garment stands on a lion mount, flanked by yellow-garlanded figures of a goddess playing a veena and another figure. On the right, a seated man in a rust-brown dhoti and a red garland sits with palms pressed together on an ornate silver-and-gold throne. A woman in an orange sari stands with hands folded nearby. Marigold garlands, brass lamps, a kalasha-style pot and flower offerings surround the altar, with a yellow-edged square pit and a digital clock display visible at top.

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Interior of a tented temple hall at night with a red digital clock reading 09:4? in the top corner. A multi-armed goddess murti in red and black with a trident and a lion mount dominates the left, flanked by yellow and pale statues of a goddess with a veena and a male deity, all garlanded in yellow marigolds. A shaved-headed priest in a rust-brown dhoti with a bare upper body and a white flower garland stands at left, extending his arm toward the altar. On the right, a man with a short beard in a rust-brown dhoti and a white garland sits on an ornate silver-and-gold throne with cushions, hands folded in greeting. Behind him an attendant in orange stands, and brass oil lamps, flower offerings, a kalasha and a yellow-framed fire pit stand before the altar.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +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 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 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA 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 copies