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Outdoor temple-style shrine decorated for Navaratri-style worship, with a stone pavilion framed by red drapes and green coconuts. A golden arch frames a central deity murti in red and gold clothing with flower garlands. Two smaller murtis with yellow and red marigold garlands sit on a raised platform. Two men in white ritual clothes sit before the shrine: one on the left seated and looking down, the other in the centre seated and pouring or offering with a hand over a brass plate. Brass oil lamps and offering trays surround them on a mat, and small kalasha-like vessels rest on the ground. Two people are visible in total.

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A photograph of a puja at an outdoor shrine with a stone ornate arch and gilded peak framing a central deity murti seated on a throne, adorned with marigold garlands and flanked by a green and red draped altar. Red curtains hang at the sides and bunches of green fruit decorate the pillars. In the foreground a woman in white clothes and a yellow garland kneels and tends an offering tray, while a man in white sits at the left edge. Rows of brass oil lamps are lined up on the floor, with brass plates of fruit and sweets at the right. The priest and the man are the only physical people visible.A photograph of a Navaratri puja at a shrine decorated with red drapes, coconut and banana leaf bunches, and brass lamp stands. Two deity murtis are dressed in green and red garments with marigold garlands, the central one wearing a crown. In front, rows of brass oil lamps (lamps) fill the floor. Two men in white clothes sit at a brass plate of offerings; one seated at the left and another in white reaching to arrange items on a tray. Brass bowls of fruit and a kalasha-like vessel sit nearby.A photograph of a temple-style shrine decorated for a ritual. Behind the altar stands a golden-framed structure with a deity murti pair on a raised platform, garlanded with yellow and red flower strands, flanked by coconuts and mango leaves and red draped cloth. In front, two smaller deity murtis are adorned with red and yellow garlands. A man in white dhoti and white shirt kneels at the altar arranging items, and a seated man in white clothing sits at the left edge. The floor holds rows of brass oil lamps (diyas) and brass plates with offerings such as bananas and fruit, with brass lamp stands along the sides.Outdoor temple shrine decorated for a Navaratri puja, with a large deity murti of a goddess seated in gold and red at the top centre, flanked by golden alcoves and hanging green coconuts and mango leaves. Below, a seated priest in saffron robes with an orange headcloth and beaded necklace sits at left beside a red-draped deity figure, while brass oil lamps, kalasha-style offerings, plates of fruit, flowers and sweets fill the foreground. Red curtains frame the shrine. Visible people: one seated priest.2009-09-22September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesEvening puja at a decorated shrine before a golden-framed altar holding a large deity murti with a crown and garlanded figures, plus a seated Ganesha murti draped in a magenta and gold cloth with marigold garlands. Two priests in white dhotis and yellow-shawled garments sit on a striped mat; the younger one, on the right, holds a lit lamp toward the altar. Brass lamps, a red box of offerings, and steel bowls with flowers and fruit surround them, while red curtains frame the shrine and green coconut bunches hang above.September 22 20092009-09-22A photo of a stone shrine under a red-draped canopy set outdoors among trees, decorated with hanging green coconuts and mango leaves. Inside the arched golden niche stand deity murtis of a goddess with multiple arms and a crown, flanked by a consort, with garlands of marigold. In front, a seated priest in orange robes with a shaved head sits with hands folded in prayer before a decorated kalasha-like offering stand and brass oil lamps. A second person in white clothes and a yellow shawl sits at the left edge. Brass lamps, plates of fruit and sweets, and trays of offerings fill the foreground.2009-GLIMPSES-OF-NAVARATRI-CELEBRATIONSeptember 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesA night-time puja at a decorated shrine with a stone arch framed in gold, red curtains on both sides and green coconuts and banana leaves hung at the corners. A standing priest in white dhoti with a yellow-and-white shawl faces the central deity murti, which is adorned with yellow and orange garlands and gold ornaments. A seated attendant in white clothes sits at left. Brass oil lamps, lamp stands and offering plates with fruits and sweets are arranged on a striped floor mat in the foreground.September 22 20092009-09-22