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Evening Navaratri celebration in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. Before a decorated stone shrine lit with string lights and a gold arch, a large deity murti adorned with garlands is the focal point. Several standing performers in saffron-orange robes gesture with raised arms, while white-clad people sit seated near the shrine. Dark silhouettes of seated audience members fill the foreground. A small oil lamp flame is visible at the left, and red-and-white draped cloth lines the stage edges.

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Evening photograph of a Navaratri puja in an open-sided pavilion. A lit shrine with a gold arched niche holds a pair of deity murtis draped in garlands, with strings of coloured fairy lights along the roof. In the foreground, several figures in saffron-orange and white stand near the shrine, and seated devotees in white clothes kneel near oil lamps and offering trays. Silhouetted audience members sit in the foreground, facing the shrine.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03Evening Navaratri worship at an outdoor shrine lit with multicoloured string lights. A decorated deity murti stands in a gilded arch, draped in garlands of red, green and white flowers, with brass lamps flanking it. In the foreground, silhouetted figures in orange-brown robes stand near the altar while white-clad priests sit before the platform, one holding a lit flame. Dark silhouetted devotees in the lower foreground watch the puja, with red and white striped tent canopies behind.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03A dimly lit temple hall viewed from the back, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the floor facing a shrine. Two decorated deity murti stand in a golden arched niche framed by blue drapes, with a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and white-clad attendants performing a puja or aarti. Oil lamps and a lit lamp stand in the foreground, and hanging maroon-and-gold tassel banners frame the open-sided hall. Red-and-white striped barriers line the stage area.2008-10-01Interior view of a temple pavilion with a tiled roof and orange side curtains, looking toward a shrine with stone pillars and a gilded arch. Inside the shrine, a deity murti with multiple arms and a large crown is decorated with garlands and flowers. In front of the shrine, a priest in orange robes stands near brass lamps and offering vessels. Along the red carpet aisle, seated devotees in white and mixed clothing face the shrine, some with palms joined, and a standing figure in orange is at the right. A red carpet leads toward the altar, and a small seated group in orange is at the lower left. Photo shows darshan and puja at the temple.2010-07-21