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A photograph of a ritual at a temple-like space with a white fabric canopy overhead. In the foreground, a large gilded deity murti with a yellow face, large painted eyes and an ornate golden halo is being worshipped. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a beard and a gold armlet wears a red and white flower garland across his bare chest and a red cloth at his waist. He reaches up with his right hand toward the murti's face. Partial heads of other people appear at the lower left, and a white loudspeaker is mounted under the canopy.

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A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a red and gold lower garment, touching the gilded face of a large yellow-faced deity murti with ornate golden crown and arch behind it. He wears a red and white floral garland, gold armlets and a gold earring, and his hand rests near the idol's forehead during a Navaratri Durga ceremony. A second person with hair bun is partly visible at left, holding a wooden pole. A white fabric canopy and a loudspeaker hang overhead. The man is shown as a devotee performing the murti's worship; the image caption indicates a Durga Prana Pratishtha event, and the man is described as a person by appearance cues: long dreadlocked hair, gold adornments and garland.2017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27Photo from a Navaratri Durga event showing a large golden deity murti of Devi Durga with a yellow face, third eye and ornate gold crown, holding a spear-like staff, beside a tripod-mounted video camera. In the right foreground, a person with long dreadlocked hair, bare back and a red and white floral garland stands facing the murti. A white cloth canopy with a wall-mounted loudspeaker overhead.2017-09-27 +1 copiesA large gilded deity murti of Devi Durga, with a yellow face, painted eyes, an ornate golden crown and jewelled garments, holds a long golden trident-like staff. Beside her, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks wears a red-orange dhoti with a gold waistband, gold armlets and bangles, and a red and white flower garland. He reaches up to touch the deity's crown while his other hand rests near her shoulder.2017-09-27 +3 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange wrap and a red-and-white flower garland, applying a golden-yellow pigment with a slender brush to the face of a large yellow Durga murti with a jewelled golden crown and a black flowing mane. The murti wears a golden ornate costume, white flower garlands and pink floral accents. Behind them, a white canopy tent and a printed portrait of a man in orange and garland on a banner. A camera on a tripod and a few seated devotees with folded hands and brass plates appear at the left edge.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a Devi Durga murti decorated with gold ornaments and an ornate golden prabhavali halo, its face painted yellow with bold black eyes, holding a long staff. In the foreground, a figure with long dreadlocked hair wears a rust-orange dhoti, a red and white flower garland over the shoulder, and gold armlets, and touches the murti with one hand. Another person at lower left, seen from behind, holds a round brass tray of pink flowers and wears a rudraksha mala. A white tent canopy and a loudspeaker hang overhead.2017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copies