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Night-time outdoor puja at a riverside ghat before a large clay deity murti of Durga-style goddess with a lion mount, backed by a white lotus-petal arch with painted panels. A figure in saffron-orange robe with bare shoulder and dark hair in a knot stands at the murti, holding a long stick-like object and offering flowers and garlands. To the left, a saffron-clad man with rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of yellow offerings. At right, a man in white kurta holds a small lamp, and a partly visible person in colourful garment stands nearby. Marigold garlands drape the deity and base; smoke rises in the dark sky.

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October 06 20112011-10-06Night-time ritual photograph at an outdoor ashram setting with strings of paper lanterns and tassels overhead. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a bare torso, wearing an orange-red cloth and a white and red flower garland, raises his right hand toward a large white and gold figure of a deity murti, adorned with yellow marigold garlands and a white crown; a burst of orange powder or flame-like colour rises beside it. In the foreground, orange-clad devotees sit on the ground and watch, one with a white-painted forehead. Behind, a bare-chested man with white forehead markings and beaded necklaces stands, and a seated person on the right wears white tilak lines and rudraksha beads. Offerings and marigolds lie on an orange cloth at lower left.2016-10-30A photograph of a priest in saffron-orange robes standing at left, holding a silver plate with a red offering, during a puja before a decorated image of goddess Durga. The goddess murti has a white ornate arch behind it, multiple arms holding weapons, and marigold garlands. Beside her are smaller murtis including Ganesha, a lion, and other figures, with brass oil lamps burning in the foreground and a metal bowl on the floor. Visible shrine setting with tropical plants at the side.2011-10-01A photograph of a puja at a shrine before an elaborate Durga murti with multiple arms, wearing a silver crown and yellow marigold garlands. A man with a shaved head in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands at left holding a silver bowl of red flowers over a brass lamp. Beside the goddess are smaller murtis, including a Ganesha with a red body and a lion, under a white ornate arch. A brass lamp burns on a low table, with bananas and a fire pit in the foreground. The shrine is lit warmly against a red wall.2011-10-01A photograph of a night puja before a large multi-armed goddess murti with a white, lacquered crown and halo, flanked by smaller deity figures, including an elephant-headed form and a green-skinned figure, with marigold garlands and a lion-like mount in front. A standing person in an orange turban and orange robe holds a brass plate with a lamp and offerings, touching the face near a dark mala, while a brass oil lamp burns at left and a second person in white kneels at lower right. Strings of lights and a canopy frame the scene. Readable signage is partly obscured.2011-10-05October 06 20112011-10-06October 13 20132013-10-13October 01 20112011-10-01October 13 20132013-10-13October 01 20112011-10-01Night outdoor puja beneath a open-sided shelter with red-and-white pillars and hanging red cords. A white-and-gold deity murti with a lion mount, flanked by smaller figures and garlanded with yellow and white flowers, stands behind a fire pit where a homa flame burns with offerings. A man in an orange dhoti and orange head wrap, bare-chested with gold armlets, pours or offers material toward the fire. Another man in white stands at a drum to the left. A figure in orange robes sits in a red-and-gold throne chair at the right while a fan runs beside them. Marigold garlands and a silver vessel lie on the platform.2013-10-13Night ritual before a large white deity murti of Goddess Durga riding a lion, flanked by smaller figures and garlanded with yellow marigolds. A bright fire pit burns in front with brass vessels, a kalasha and offerings arranged on the platform. Two people in white and orange-saffron garments perform the homa at the stone steps; a man in white dhoti kneels closest to the flames while a second person in orange cloth with gold border stands behind, holding a fan. A third person in orange robe and turban stands at the left edge. Typical homa and puja scene with marigold garlands.2013-10-13