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A photograph of an outdoor night puja at a covered open-air shrine. A priest in saffron-orange dress sits cross-legged on a raised stone platform at left, with white markings on his arms and forehead, performing worship with brass vessels and oil lamps before him. Behind him stands a large white-and-gold Durga-style deity murti with multiple arms, flanked by smaller figures, a lion mount, garlands of marigolds and a red cloth draped over a carved altar. A second person in white stands near the left edge and a camera operator in white is at right, making three visible people. Pink lotus flowers and yellow flower garlands lie at the foot of the altar.

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October 02 20142014-10-02Night-time puja before a large white-and-gold murti of goddess Durga with multiple arms, seated on a lion/tiger mount, adorned with yellow marigold garlands and a red cloth-draped platform. Two priests in white dhoti and shawls attend the altar: one standing at left, and one seated bare-chested in a reddish-orange cloth, facing the deity with an oil lamp burning on the stone platform. Brass vessels, flowers, and a small lamp sit at the front. A framed portrait of a figure in orange hangs at far left. The priests appear to be conducting an aarti or puja.2014-10-02Night ritual before a large white deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, adorned with yellow marigold garlands, beside smaller murtis including an elephant-headed deity and a lion. Two priests in rust-red dhotis stand at left, one holding a lit flame, while a man in white dhoti stands behind them. A sacred fire or smoke rises before a low wooden platform with oil lamps, brass vessels and a red-and-blue cloth. A seated devotee with a bare back and beads bows in the foreground. A small tangle of dried leaves hangs overhead and the scene is dimly lit.2014-10-02A night-time photograph of a Navaratri-style puja under a corrugated shelter. A large clay deity murti with white and red garlands, and several smaller figures including a lion and an elephant-headed figure, is decorated on the right. In the centre, a standing priest in orange-and-gold dhoti and shawl performs a homa at a bright fire pit with brass vessels and offerings. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with gold border folds his hands in prayer. On the left, a seated figure in orange-and-red robes with a rudraksha mala sits on an orange chair, with another figure in white standing nearby. Brass lamps and flower garlands surround the altar, and strings of dried leaves hang overhead.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02October 03 20142014-10-03October 11 20132013-10-11A night-time puja at an open-sided shrine with a corrugated roof and strings of dried leaves overhead. A priest in a red dhoti and shawl with a marigold garland stands at left with hands joined in namaskar beside a low golden fire pit where a flame burns with offerings and small lamps. At right a large white-clad deity murti with a crown, marigold garlands and multiple arms is decorated with flowers, with smaller figures below it. A red cloth covers the altar and a patterned carpet lies in the foreground with a microphone stand and brass vessels.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02October 13 20132013-10-13October 02 20142014-10-02A night-time puja in an open-sided shrine hall with a corrugated roof and hanging dried leaf garlands. Three people sit on a striped cloth before a lit fire pit: one in white cloth sits facing the fire, another in a maroon-brown cloth sits beside them, and a third in a pale cloth bends low near metal vessels. Behind the fire stands a dark deity murti with orange garlands. On the right, a large white-and-blue deity murti with a sword and many garlands rests on a red-draped altar, with flower garlands and oil lamps around it. Brass vessels and flowers lie on the floor.2014-10-02