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A 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.

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A 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.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesIndoor temple-style Navaratri puja under a metal-roofed pandal, with large colourful deity murtis of goddesses with multiple arms, one holding a trident-like weapon, beside a lion and a blue figure. A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a yellow-and-orange tiger-striped cushion wears a saffron-coloured cloth and a yellow flower garland, hands folded in namaskar. Nearby a priest in an orange-brown dhoti stands by a lit brass oil lamp, while women in green, pink, yellow and white saris sit with flower garlands on the flower-strewn mats. Two boys in orange cloth stand near a square fire pit with offerings. The seated man has long hair and a shaved-looking appearance and no clear distinctive a person cues, so identity is uncertain.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21A festival puja scene at a temple decorated for Navaratri, with large ornate goddess murtis dominating the background. A tall central goddess figure holds weapons in multiple hands and stands beside a lion, and flanking figures include a deity in yellow and a female figure with a veena-like instrument. A small rectangular fire pit with burning flame sits in the foreground surrounded by brass oil lamps, flower garlands and scattered petals. Several young girls in silk half-saris and white garlands sit on silver chairs and along the floor. On the right, a bearded man in saffron-red clothing wearing a garland and a bangle sits on a striped tiger-print seat, with a silver offering vessel beside him. The walls are covered with colourful striped mats.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA night-time photograph inside a covered temple pavilion during Navaratri puja. Large colourful murtis of goddesses with multiple arms and weapons, including a figure holding a trident, stand behind a lion-mounted deity. A young priest in orange robes and an orange turban carries a silver bowl on the left, while a boy in orange cloth tends a rectangular offering tank filled with flowers and lamps in the foreground. A seated man in red-brown dhoti wears a yellow-and-white flower garland and sits on an ornate silver throne with a silver canopy at right, while another priest in red stands nearby with a lamp. Women in saris and garlands sit around the altar, and brass oil lamps stand before the murtis.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copies