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A photograph of a large multi-armed goddess murti, painted yellow-gold with a white crown and a red-and-white garland, being worshipped in a hall with a corrugated metal roof. A bare-backed priest with long braided hair, wearing a brown-orange dhoti and a white-and-red flower garland over his shoulder, raises one arm toward the murti. The goddess holds weapons including a sword and a trident-like staff, and wears a gold necklace and a white-embroidered garment. A red and gold decorated backdrop with painted figures appears behind her. A numbered placard reading 47 is visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a deity murti.

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October 08 20162016-10-08A photograph of a devotee in a brown and gold dhoti-style garment, bare-backed and wearing a white and red flower garland, performing a ritual on a large Devi murti. The deity has yellow skin, a white and gold crown, a gold necklace with red flower garlands, a red and gold sari, and multiple raised arms holding objects including a sword and a shield. The devotee's long dark hair falls down the back, and he holds a small ritual implement near the goddess's face. Behind the statue is a painted red and blue backdrop, and an open metal-roofed hall frames the scene with a numbered sign at left.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A photograph of a ritual at a deity murti of a goddess with a golden-yellow face, large white crown and red-and-gold embroidered garment, adorned with white jasmine and red rose garlands. A person with long dreadlocked hair, bare-shouldered, wearing an orange-red cloth and a rudraksha-style bracelet, raises a hand to the goddess's crown. Ritual objects including a whisk-like fly-whisk and a red fabric element are visible near the murti. The setting is a covered outdoor shelter with a corrugated metal roof and colourful painted cloth in the background. The person's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the role is described as a devotee performing puja.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A close, upward-angled photo of a yellow-faced multi-armed deity murti, Durga-style, adorned with a white lace-patterned crown and garlands of white flowers and red roses, wearing a gold-embroidered red and white sari and holding weapons in several hands. In the left foreground a shirtless man with long dark hair and a red-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder, wearing a red-and-white flower garland, stands with his arm raised beside the murti, apparently performing a ritual gesture. The setting is a tin-roofed temporary shrine with a painted backdrop of a multicoloured figurative scene behind the deity.2016-10-08September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesOctober 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08