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Photo of a Navaratri Golu display at a temple-style setting. Several young girls in colourful silk dresses with white and orange flower garlands sit on a silver-covered seat in front of a row of festive dolls and deity figures, including a lion-faced figure and a blue figure with a crown. A priest in an orange turban and bare upper body performs a ritual with a hand raised beside a brass lamp and offerings on a green and pink cloth. A man seated in the background on a decorated throne, wearing a white flower garland and a reddish-brown cloth, is visible at the upper right. Brass lamps and a kalasha-style tray of offerings stand on the mat.

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September 21 20172017-09-21Photo of a Navaratri puja at a temple setting decorated with large painted murtis, including a lion-faced figure and a blue-skinned figure with weapons, and a tall gold-clad goddess figure. Several young girls in red, gold, green and striped dresses sit in a row wearing white jasmine and orange flower garlands, with gold bangles and earrings. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in rust-red cloth sits with his hands raised near a brass lamp and bowl. At right, a man with a white garland sits on an ornate silver throne against a decorated backdrop, and a person in orange cloth sits at the edge. Brass oil lamps and flower offerings in trays are arranged on the floor.2017-09-21A photograph of a Navaratri puja at a temple setting with a golu-style display of large deity figures. Several young girls seated on a silver-toned decorated seat wear white and orange-white flower garlands; one wears red with gold trim, others wear green, maroon and multicoloured silk. Behind them, a large statue of a lion and a figure in green and gold stand beside a tall golden deity murti holding a sword-like implement. A devotee in a maroon dhoti with bare upper body sits cross-legged at a brass oil lamp, raising his hands to his head, while a man in an orange turban sits at the right edge. Brass oil lamps, marigold and rose offerings, and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the floor.2017-09-21Navaratri golu-style puja scene with a row of young girls in colourful silk pavadais and jasmine-and-orange flower garlands seated on a raised platform before a display of painted deity figures, including a yellow-robed goddess statue and a lion-faced murti. In the right foreground a bare-chested priest in rust-coloured dhoti sits before a brass oil lamp and a plate, and an attendant in an orange turban and orange garment sits nearby. Brass lamps with lit flames, marigold garlands and offerings in brass vessels surround the platform. In the upper right a seated figure in a red-brown robe and yellow-white garland sits before an ornate silver throne-like backdrop.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesEvening Navaratri puja scene at a temple hall with large painted deity murtis and figures in the background, including a golden-clad goddess statue holding objects and a blue figure with a crown. In the foreground, several girls sit in a row on a silver-and-leopard-print seat, wearing red, green and purple silk dresses and long white and orange flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in rust-coloured dhoti kneels at right, raising a hand over brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel. Brass oil lamps and a plate of petals lie on a striped cloth. A seated man at upper right wears a white flower garland and a dark kurta. Lit oil lamps and petals on the floor complete the puja setting.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesPhoto of a Navaratri Golu-style display at an outdoor temple setting. Large painted deity murtis stand under decorative fabric: a blue-skinned figure holding a trident and a lion beside it, a tall yellow-robed goddess with a crown and raised hand, and a gold-clad female figure holding a sword. Several women in saris, including a seated one in orange with a flower garland, sit in the foreground beside brass oil lamps, and a shaved-headed man in a red-brown dhoti stands among flower petals and offerings. On the right, a seated man in red-brown dhoti with a white flower garland and folded hands sits on a silver-decorated seat beside an ornate silver stand. 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Five young women in red, orange and saffron saris sit cross-legged on a raised platform holding pink and orange flowers. In the foreground a bald priest with bare upper body raises one arm toward a fire pit and brass oil lamps, while flower petals and offerings lie on the platform. Strings of lights and a canopy decorate the background, and two white-clad men stand on the right near the altar.2010-10-16 +2 copiesPhotograph of a Navaratri puja at a temple: three young girls sit on an ornate silver seat with a leopard-print cushion, one in the centre wearing a multicoloured striped skirt and white and orange flower garlands, the older girl at right in a green silk blouse and sari with gold jewellery, and a smaller girl at left in red. In the foreground, two men are seen from behind: one with an orange turban and bare back, the other with dark reddish cloth and a bare back, seated and holding a notebook. Behind them, large colourful deity murti with gold and pink silk garments and an elaborate golden decorated backdrop. Watermarked archive photo.2017-09-21 +1 copies