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A festival puja stage under a tent with three large decorated clay deity murtis: a multi-armed goddess in red sari holding weapons and standing on a lion at centre, flanked by a figure with elephant head and a goddess with veena at the sides. Several people in orange and saffron cloth attend the offerings; a man in white dhoti bends over a brass vessel, and a standing man in dark red cloth and rudraksha-like beads sings at the right near a kalasha with flower garlands and offerings. Devotees seen from behind in the foreground, many in orange head-cloths. Drapes and colourful pillars surround the stage.

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September 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a decorated indoor shrine under a tented ceiling. Central on a raised platform stands a large deity murti of a multi-armed goddess in red and gold, seated on a lion, flanked by golden-haloed murtis of Ganesha in pink and other goddesses in yellow saris holding a veena. A saffron-robed figure in the foreground stands with back partly turned beside an ornate silver stand. Several people in orange garments and white garlands sit in the lower foreground near offering trays of marigolds and flower garlands, with brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels on the altar. Pink and white drapery hangs overhead.2017-09-28September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a festival puja before large deity murtis decorated with yellow and marigold garlands. At centre stands a multi-armed goddess murti with a red and gold sari, holding weapons and riding a lion, flanked by two other murtis with lamps and a veena, and a Ganesha figure at left. Silver ceremonial vessels, a silver canopy and kalasha sit at right. In the foreground a seated figure in a red robe with a pink garland sits on a silver throne-like seat, and a standing person in a rust-red robe with a bare shoulder faces the shrine at right. Below, a row of seated devotees in orange and white head coverings face the altar. Pink and white draped fabric forms a canopy overhead.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a festival pandal with large colourful clay murtis of deities. Centre, a multi-armed goddess with dark hair, red garment and sword rides or stands beside a lion. Left, Ganesha in pink and gold stands next to a female deity. Right, two more female deities in yellow and gold sit with veena-like instruments. A seated figure in orange-red dress and rudraksha-style adornment sits on a silver throne at right, possibly a priest or guru; the face is not clearly visible and he is not confidently identified. Foreground shows marigold garlands, flower offerings, brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel on an altar, with a few devotees in orange shawls and a woman in a sari at the right edge. Ornate silver peetha and chairs fill the right side under pink and white canopy cloth.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA festive photograph of a Durga puja pandal with a large central deity murti of Durga, multi-armed, in red and ornate yellow halo, riding or beside a lion, flanked by golden-haloed goddess and Ganesha figures draped in yellow garlands. A seated man in orange-red dhoti with a white garland sits on a silver throne at right, while a standing figure in dark red robes raises a hand near a silver fan. Devotees in orange and saffron stand along a barrier and at lower edges, with yellow and white flower offerings, pink and red drapes, and a silver kalasha-style stand in front.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +5 copiesA brightly decorated puja scene with a large Durga murti at centre, shown with multiple arms, a red and pink sari, a golden crown and a lion mount beside her. Flanking deity figures include Ganesha on the left and goddesses in yellow and white with garlands. A seated man in a white ritual dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread sits on the right, while a standing priest in a dark red-brown robe with a rudraksha mala faces the altar in the foreground. Pink and white draped cloth, marigold garlands, oil lamps, brass vessels and a silver canopy surround the murti. Several people in saffron and orange turbans and robes are seated in the lower foreground facing the altar.2017-09-28 +1 copies