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Night photograph of a large festival image of Durga, multi-armed deity murti with yellow face, red eyes and ornate gold-embroidered crown and garments, holding weapons including a sword and trident-like staff, standing on a lion mount with a pale-blue demon figure beneath. Marigold garlands hang across the figure. Dark crowd silhouettes and umbrellas fill the foreground under floodlighting. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

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September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession with a large illuminated clay murti of the multi-armed goddess Durga riding a lion, holding weapons in many hands, with gold-embroidered red garments and an ornate crown. Beneath her, a man in a white-and-red garment with a marigold garland walks while holding a long staff, with a red flag nearby and a crowd in dark silhouette below.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night photograph of a large, ornately decorated clay murti of Durga riding a lion on a festival float. The goddess has many arms holding weapons and objects, wears a golden-green embroidered crown and a red and gold sari, and yellow marigold garlands hang from her neck. Beside her, a blue-skinned demon figure is seized by her arm. A man with a garland of white and multicoloured flowers and a red-marked forehead sits near the lion's base at the front of the float, smiling. Dark silhouettes of spectators fill the foreground.2017-09-30Night procession photo of a large illuminated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess, identified by iconography as Durga, riding a lion. She wears a red and gold sari, a jewelled crown, garlands and ornaments, and holds weapons in many hands, including a trident-like staff. Beside the lion a blue-skinned figure is visible. In the foreground a smiling man with dark hair and a beard, wearing a white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, walks near a decorated canopy and a floral-patterned lion-face mask. A dark crowd fills the lower frame. The scene suggests a festival procession.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession with a large multi-armed deity murti of Durga on a lion mount, displayed on a decorated float or platform. The goddess has a red and gold sari, a gold crown, a yellow face, many weapon-holding arms and garlands of marigolds. Beneath her a fierce lion and a blue-skinned demon figure are visible. A small figure in white and red clothing stands at the front of the crowd holding a microphone, surrounded by black umbrellas and red flags under dim lights. Dense crowd fills the foreground.2017-09-30