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A large festive tableau of the goddess Durga slaying the buffalo demon, set against a black night background. The central multi-armed Durga in white ornate headdress and white lace-patterned sari stands above a roaring golden lion and a dark buffalo at her feet, grasping weapons in her many hands. Flanking figures include Ganesha with a pink body and an elephant head on the left and a figure with a veena-like instrument on the right, plus two additional goddesses in white headdresses. Below, a blue patterned cloth covers the platform, and several decorated kalasha pots are wrapped in yellow marigold garlands with red and pink flower offerings. No people are visible; the figures are deity murtis.

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October 02 20142014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02A photograph of a large Durga pandal-style idol at night, set on a blue brocade-draped platform. The central goddess Durga has many arms holding weapons, a white ornate crown, and rides a fierce lion that bites at a demon figure. Flanking figures include Ganesha with an elephant head and a female deity playing a veena, plus a green-skinned demon. Yellow and orange marigold garlands decorate several smaller kalasha-style pots placed in front, and a red-and-pink floral garland adorns a central yantra or sacred stone.2013-10-10A large clay murti of Durga in a white lace-like crown and sari, riding a lion, with ten arms holding weapons including a trident and sword, flanked by Lakshmi and Saraswati figures in white, a pink Ganesha with an orange dhoti, a green figure of a demon with a sword, and a small Kartikeya-style figure. Yellow and purple marigold garlands hang on the figures. A red cloth covers the base, and a large empty bronze vessel sits in front, with no people visible.2014-10-04A photograph of a large clay murti of the goddess Durga with ten arms, decorated in white lacework and garlanded with yellow and red marigolds. She stands behind a golden lion and a buffalo and is flanked by smaller murtis: Ganesha in pink with an orange shawl on the left, a female deity in white and pink on the right, and two female figures in white. A blue demon figure is shown at the lion's side, with ducks at the base. The idol sits on a red cloth over an ornate patterned rug, under a dark tent-like canopy. No living people are visible.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02September 26 20092009-09-26A large Durga murti dominates the frame against a dark background, a multi-armed goddess in white lacework with a red backdrop, holding weapons in her raised hands. A roaring golden lion sits at her lower left, and a green demon figure is being pinned beneath the lion's paw in the centre. Flanking the goddess are two white-clad female deities, one holding a veena, and at the lower left a pink-faced Ganesha murti in gold and white dress. A buffalo head appears at the bottom edge. No people are visible; the scene is a Durga puja image with festival-style decorations.2013-10-10October 18 20122012-10-18October 16 20122012-10-16Large white clay murti of a multi-armed goddess Durga, dressed in white with red-gold trim, standing atop a lion while battling a teal-skinned demon with a sword. Flanking deities include a pink Ganesha figure in gold garments and a pink-clad male deity holding a sword, plus smaller female figures with white headdresses. A red cloth covers the base under a covered pavilion at night. No living people are clearly visible; a partially visible figure at the left edge is blurred.2014-09-30