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A temple shrine hall during a Navaratri puja, dominated by large colourful clay deity murtis of goddesses with elaborate gold, green and pink ornamented halos and garments. A central deity holds weapons in multiple hands. Before them stands a fire pit with oil lamps and garlands. A seated figure in saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha-style setting on the right sits on an ornate silver throne with a red-and-orange cushion, wearing a white flower garland. Two orange-robed and red-cloth clad priests stand near the fire pit, one pouring from a vessel. Several young girls in colourful dresses with flower garlands sit on decorated seats. A large metal kalasha and marigold offerings lie on the floor.

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September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21A photograph of a Navaratri puja at an ashram hall under a corrugated metal roof. Large decorated murtis of a multi-armed goddess with a sword and trident, a lion mount, and an elephant-headed deity stand behind a bright gold and silver shrine. Several girls in colourful dresses sit on silver chairs holding brass trays of offerings and flowers. A standing man in a rust-red dhoti and sash, with a yellow garland, stands at the right near a silver-canopied seat. A brass lamp and a fire pit with flowers and kalasha-style vessels sit in the foreground, alongside trays of marigold petals. Another woman in a green sari and a seated priest-like figure are also visible near the altar. The murtis are described as deity murti; the standing man is a devotee or priest, and his appearance does not clearly establish an identity.2017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copies