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Night photo of a Navaratri puja at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof. Large painted statues stand at left, including a pink Ganesha with an elephant head in gold dress and a goddess figure with multiple arms holding weapons. On the right, a seated man in a saffron-orange robe and garland sits on an ornate silver throne with lion-shaped armrests. A small child in red clothes sits on a silver chair with a leopard-print cushion while a group of young people in saffron and purple garments, decorated with flower garlands, stand near a brass puja setup with lamps, bowls and yellow marigold petals spread over a colourful striped cloth.

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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 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21September 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.2017-09-21A 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 copies