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Night-time photo inside a temple pavilion lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights along the ceiling. At the centre, a richly decorated deity murti with a gold arch backdrop and blue draped cloth sits on a raised dais, adorned with red and orange garlands and a golden crown. Two small oil lamps flicker at the base of the dais. Several dark silhouettes of devotees sit on the floor in the foreground, seen from behind, while a standing figure in dark clothes stands near the shrine steps. Red-and-white striped drapes frame the sides of the hall.

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Night photograph of a Navaratri Maheshwara Puja at Kailaasa in Los Angeles, shot in dim light. A deity murti, adorned with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and red cloth, sits in a gilded arched shrine lit by strings of multicoloured lights and flickering oil lamps. Silhouetted figures in dark clothing stand before the shrine, and a dense crowd of heads and shoulders fills the foreground. Red-and-white striped canopy drapes frame the sides of the hall.2008-10-02A dimly lit outdoor temple-style pavilion at night shows a decorated deity murti seated in a gilded arch with a blue backdrop, draped in marigold garlands and flanked by oil lamps with flames. Strings of coloured lights hang across the roof. In the foreground, silhouetted figures raise arms toward the shrine during a puja, and a crowd of devotees sits in darkness on striped red-and-white floor cloths. The scene suggests a night puja with lamp offerings before the murti.2008-10-02October 02 20082008-10-02October 02 20082008-10-02October 02 20082008-10-02October 02 20082008-10-02October 02 20082008-10-02Night photograph of a decorated shrine tableau under a tent canopy, with a golden arched frame holding an ornately dressed deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Multicoloured fairy lights line the canopy top and sides, and oil lamps with flames burn at the shrine edges and on brass stands in front. Silhouetted devotees stand and sit in the foreground, while red and white striped tent walls frame the scene.2008-10-02Evening puja inside a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses, lit by a tube light and strings of small coloured bulbs. At the centre, a deity murti sits in a gilded arch, draped in red and white cloth and heavy garlands of marigolds, with lamps flickering before it. A figure in white stands at the side of the shrine performing the rite. Dozens of seated devotees, mostly in white and light clothing, face the shrine from the foreground. Hanging decorative banners with geometric patterns and birds line the walls. No one is identifiable as a person in this view.2008-10-02October 01 20082008-10-01Night photograph of an outdoor puja at a shrine lit with strings of coloured lights overhead. Inside an ornate gold-framed arch stands a decorated deity murti of two seated figures draped in marigold and flower garlands, with a gold lamp stand in front. Several figures in light clothing stand at the sides holding flaming torches or lamps toward the shrine, and a dense crowd of devotees sits in the dark foreground, many in silhouette. Red and white striped awnings frame the stage.2008-10-02October 01 20082008-10-01