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A large Durga murti dominates the centre of a tented pandal, a multi-armed goddess in red and gold sari with a golden halo and a tiger mount beneath her feet. Flanking her are two gilded deity murtis with peacock-feather style backdrops, a ganesha figure in pink on the left, and a blue-skinned deity figure seated near the lion. Yellow marigold garlands drape the murtis, and brass oil lamps stand in front. At the far right a seated man in saffron cloth wears a rudraksha-style mala and white garland, sitting in front of the murtis. Orange and red banners hang on the pillars.

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September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a festival puja set up under a white tent before a large altar of painted deity murtis. The central figure is a multi-armed goddess with dark hair, a red sari and gold ornaments, standing on a lion, holding weapons. Flanking her are two more goddess murtis in yellow garlands and gold-tinted halos, and a Ganesha murti in pink on the left. Yellow and white marigold garlands hang on the figures, with brass vessels, flower offerings and a lit oil lamp held by an unseen devotee in the lower right foreground. A seated man in a red-brown dhoti with a pink garland sits to the right of the altar, next to a sitar-like instrument, beside a silver stand. A digital clock on the tent reads 10:04. The scene is a puja or aarti before deity murtis; no physical people beyond the seated man and the hand holding the lamp are clearly visible.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28A photo of a decorated puja pandal with a large golden Durga murti at centre, a multi-armed goddess holding weapons and standing on a lion, flanked by Ganesha on the left and two more goddess figures in yellow and red saris on either side, all garlanded with marigolds. A figure in the lower right foreground holds a lit flame or fire aloft toward the deities, with a brass pot, flower offerings and banana leaves on a striped cloth in front. Silver ornamental pieces and a digital clock reading 10:04 are visible under a white tent canopy.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28A photograph of a temple shrine set up under a white tent with pink and white drapes and a red digital clock reading 10:04. Three large clay murtis stand on a yellow and gold dais: a central multi-armed goddess murti in a red and gold sari riding a lion, flanked by two murtis wearing yellow garlands and gold-framed halos. A Ganesha murti with a pink body stands at the left. In front, a blue-skinned murti is adorned with marigold garlands. A brass kalasha, brass lamps, flower offerings and banana leaves rest on the striped cloth. At the lower right, a hand holds up a burning oil lamp or aarti flame toward the murtis, and a partly visible priest in white sits at the right. Small brass vessels and a silver canopy are visible on the right.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28A photograph of a temple shrine set with large gold-and-yellow decorated murtis of deities. At the centre, a multi-armed goddess with a lion mount stands above a blue-skinned figure in yellow garland, flanked by two ornate gold arches containing additional deity figures, with a pink elephant-headed Ganesha on the left and a figure playing a veena on the right. Marigold garlands cover the images, with brass vessels, flower offerings and a silver canopy on the right. Striped cloth covers the floor. In the lower right foreground, the back of a seated devotee's head is visible, with a second figure in red beside him. A white fan and a digital clock reading 10:04 appear in the frame.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28A photograph of a temple shrine during an evening puja. Central is a large golden-framed deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a lion mount, flanked by two smaller golden-haloed goddess murtis and a ganesha figure on the left. A flame burns in a lamp held in a raised hand at the lower right, with a brass kalasha and offerings of flowers and yellow marigold garlands below. In the bottom right corner, a person's back and raised arm are visible, holding the flame; a seated figure in orange-saffron clothing and a rudraksha-style garland appears partially at the right edge, with a second figure further right. A white tent canopy and string lights frame the scene.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28