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A photograph of a large golden Durga murti with a yellow face, elaborate gold crown and red-and-gold sari, adorned with garlands and pink flowers. In the foreground, a man with long dreadlocks wears a rust-red robe, a red-and-white garland draped over his shoulders and gold armbands, holding a golden staff toward the deity while a second person in orange offers a brass tray of flower petals. A tent canopy and a world map banner are visible behind.

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September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a large yellow-faced Durga murti adorned with an ornate golden crown, jewelled headdress and garlands of white and red flowers, holding a trident-like staff and a pink lotus. In the foreground a long-haired figure with dreadlocks, bare-shouldered and wearing a red-orange cloth with gold armlets and a red-beaded headband, stands with back to the camera near the statue. Behind them, two people in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha malas sit on a platform beside a decorated golden backdrop, one holding a tray of pink flowers and offerings. White tent canopy overhead.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27A man with long dark hair and a full beard stands at left in a rust-red robe with a red-and-white flower garland, a gold armlet and a gold pendant necklace, holding a silver tray of pink petals in one hand and a long ceremonial stick topped with a gold finial in the other. He extends the stick toward a large, richly ornamented deity murti of Devi Durga with a yellow face, large eyes, a gold crown and jeweled embroidered garments, garlanded with white and pink flowers. Behind him are white tent fabric, a wall poster of a world map and a portrait of a man in a red headdress, and a video camera on a tripod.2017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photo of a large, richly decorated Durga murti with a golden crown, yellow face and red-and-gold garments, holding a golden tool. In the foreground, a figure with long dark dreadlocks wrapped with a red and white flower garland, wearing an orange-red cloth, reaches toward the murti with a long golden rod. At left, a man with a bare upper body and a beaded necklace watches, and a video camera on a tripod stands near the stage. A white tent cloth covers the top, and a world map banner is visible behind. The scene suggests a Navaratri Durga puja at the ashram.2017-09-27 +1 copiesA photo of a Durga puja at an open-sided tent shrine. A long-haired man in a rust-orange garment with a red and white flower garland and gold armbands stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. He faces a large, richly ornamented Durga murti with a yellow face, gold crown, gold jewellery, a red and gold sari and a red-tipped trident-like staff held in one hand. A devotee in saffron clothing holds a brass plate of flowers and offerings behind him. A camera on a tripod is visible at left, and a framed portrait hangs on the tent wall. Swamiji (probable) is shown with long swept-back hair and saffron clothing; he is praying as a devotee in the scene.2017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copies