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Night puja at a stone shrine decorated with golden arch, hanging green coconuts and fairy lights. Three young men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit on mats in front, one tending a brass vessel and rows of brass lamps, with a small white-brick fire pit nearby. Behind them, a central deity murti in silver and gold is flanked by two smaller murtis draped in yellow and red garlands; a red cloth backdrop hangs at the sides. The scene suggests a ritual homa or puja with offerings.

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2009-GLIMPSES-OF-NAVARATRI-CELEBRATIONNight puja before a decorated shrine with a golden arch and red curtains. Deity murti are dressed in garlands of yellow and orange flowers, with a red and gold cloth draped below. Two seated men in white dhotis and yellow shawls face the shrine, and one holds up a lit oil lamp in an aarti. Brass lamps stand around the platform, with banana bunches and green leaves in the background, and brass plates with fruit and offerings are set on a striped mat in the foreground.Night-time ritual in a shrine hall before a stone altar framed by red curtains and hanging mango leaves. A golden-arched niche holds a decorated deity murti flanked by garlanded figures, with a kalasha-style brass pot at the front. In front, white-clad priests in yellow-shawled attire sit on striped mats; one tends a fire pit with burning flame, another arranges brass lamps and vessels. Brass oil lamps stand beside the altar, and bowls of fruit, flowers and offerings are laid out on the floor. Several seated devotees appear at the lower edges. Setting suggests a puja or homa.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 Navaratri worship shrine in an open pavilion with red curtains and carved stone pillars. Two seated priests in white dhotis and white shirts perform puja before a central deity murti of a goddess with a crown and a consort figure, draped in orange and yellow cloth and adorned with yellow and red flower garlands. Two smaller deity murtis in red and gold garments with garlands sit on a stone platform. Brass oil lamps stand around the shrine, with plates of fruit, coconuts, mango leaves, flowers and offerings arranged on the floor mats. Ritual offerings and a lit lamp are visible in the foreground.A 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.Evening 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 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesOutdoor shrine-style puja at dusk beneath a golden arched niche framed by stone pillars and hanging green coconuts. Two deity murtis dressed in red and green garments sit in the back niche, with garlands of yellow and purple flowers. In front, a seated Ganesha murti in red and pink draping and a large rust-coloured murti hold floral garlands. Two young men in plain white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the ground; the one in front holds a brass plate of offerings, and a brass kalasha and oil lamps stand nearby. Brass lamps line the platform, and a red box with metal bowls sits in the foreground.September 22 20092009-09-22A night-time puja at a shrine decorated with red curtains and a stone arch framing a gilded niche. Two deities are seated at the top, one with a blue body and one in red and gold, beneath green coconut-leaf and coconut bunches. Below, a floral garland arch surrounds a small standing deity murti. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with folded hands stands in devotion before brass oil lamps, kalasha-like vessels, plates of fruit, and offerings on woven mats. A second person in white clothes with a yellow-green shawl sits at the left, tending to a tray of items, and brass plates with offerings are arranged in the foreground.A night-time puja at a stone shrine decorated with red curtains, fairy lights and hanging coconut bunches. A priest in saffron robes with an orange head cloth kneels at the front, bending over a flower-garlanded deity murti on a pink-draped stand, stirring or offering from a small vessel. Behind, a golden arched frame houses two standing deity figures in blue and yellow, garlanded with flowers. A seated devotee in white with a green shawl presses palms together at left. Brass oil lamps, plates of fruit, sweets and flowers surround the altar on striped mats.