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A temple hall during a Navaratri puja with large colourful goddess statues. On the left, a multi-armed goddess figure in gold and red stands near a lion mount, with a blue figure beside it. At the centre, a priest in a red-brown dhoti kneels at a fire or lamp offering. On the right, a man seated on an ornate silver throne wears a red-brown cloth and a long garland, with hands folded in devotion. Several girls in green, purple and blue saris sit on silver chairs holding brass plates of offerings. Brass oil lamps and marigold garlands fill the floor, which is covered with colourful striped cloth. A silver umbrella tops the throne.

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September 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA temple puja inside a covered hall at night. A large painted deity murti with multiple arms, holding a trident and sword and standing on a lion, stands at left beside a golden-framed murti in yellow and red sari-like dress and a smaller figure in blue. A man in a rust-red dhoti and bare upper body sits on an ornate silver throne with a white garland and folded hands. Another man in red dhoti stands at the centre pouring from a brass vessel near a fire pit with flower offerings. Several young girls in green, purple and blue silk saris sit on the floor holding brass plates and garlands. Striped mats cover the floor and a silver umbrella canopy is above the throne.2017-09-21 +1 copiesA festive Navaratri puja at an open-sided temple hall with a corrugated roof. Large gilded and jewelled murtis of goddesses stand behind the scene; one goddess holds a sword aloft and rides or stands beside a lion. Seated devotees in silk saris and dhotis face the shrine, many wearing white flower garlands, with oil lamps and brass vessels in front. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl sits on an ornate silver-decorated throne at right, hands joined in prayer with a yellow-orange garland. Two young boys in orange cloth stand at a square fire pit in the foreground, and the floor is covered with flower petals and coloured mats.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA Navaratri puja in a covered hall with large golden-framed deity murtis of a multi-armed goddess riding a lion and a goddess with a veena. Seated women in saris of green, pink, yellow and red sit on the floor with garlands and oil lamps before a fire pit, while a priest in a red-orange dhoti stands near the pit. On the right, a seated man in a red-orange dhoti and a flower garland sits with folded hands on an ornate silver throne, a silver umbrella-style canopy above him. Flower petals and garlands cover the carpeted floor. Several people are visible, including a boy in an orange cloth at the bottom edge.2017-09-21