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A photograph of a Navaratri puja inside a canopied temple hall with a multicoloured floor covering scattered with petals. Large decorated deity murtis of goddesses stand behind, including a multi-armed goddess with a lion mount and a figure holding a veena. Seated women in saris with garlands sit on silver chairs at the front. A seated man on the right, wearing a red-brown cloth and a yellow-and-white garland, sits on an ornate silver throne with orange cushions. Two figures in orange and saffron cloth face a square homa or yagna pit in the centre. Brass lamps and flower garlands are arranged around the pit, and a silver parasol-shaped canopy stands at the right edge.

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September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a Navaratri puja inside a temple hall, with large colourful deity murtis of Durga on a lion mount, multi-armed and holding weapons, flanked by other decorated goddess figures under gold arches. A seated man on a silver throne-like seat, in a saffron-red cloth with a long garland of white flowers, has his hands folded in prayer. Women in saris and garlands sit on the floor before the deities, and in the foreground a shaved-headed boy and an attendant in orange wrap sit beside a stone yajna pit scattered with flowers. Coloured floor cloths and petals cover the floor.2017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21A photograph of a Navaratri puja at an ashram hall under a corrugated metal roof. Large decorated murtis of a multi-armed goddess with a sword and trident, a lion mount, and an elephant-headed deity stand behind a bright gold and silver shrine. Several girls in colourful dresses sit on silver chairs holding brass trays of offerings and flowers. A standing man in a rust-red dhoti and sash, with a yellow garland, stands at the right near a silver-canopied seat. A brass lamp and a fire pit with flowers and kalasha-style vessels sit in the foreground, alongside trays of marigold petals. Another woman in a green sari and a seated priest-like figure are also visible near the altar. The murtis are described as deity murti; the standing man is a devotee or priest, and his appearance does not clearly establish an identity.2017-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a Navaratri puja at an indoor temple pavilion with a striped tent-like roof. Large colourful clay murtis of goddesses stand in the background, one multi-armed goddess holding a trident-like weapon beside a lion mount, flanked by gold-and-green decorated halos. Girls in pastel and green lehenga-style dresses sit on silver-framed seats wearing garlands. In the foreground a priest in a red-brown dhoti stands at a yellow-stained homa or yagna pit with lit oil lamps and flower-filled brass offerings. On the right, a seated man in a red-and-gold dhoti wearing a yellow marigold garland sits on a cushioned silver throne under a silver canopy, with a devotee in orange nearby. Several people are visible, and the scene is an active puja.2017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA night-time Navaratri puja at an open-sided shrine with a corrugated metal roof. Large colourful deity murtis of goddesses, including a multi-armed Durga-like form holding weapons, stand beside a pink and yellow Ganesha figure and a lion mount. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in rust-brown dhoti sits on a mat before brass lamps and a flower-filled plate. Around him, orange-clad sannyasi attendants with long hair sit at the front, and women in saffron, pink and green saris sit in white chairs and on the floor, many wearing white and red garlands. At the far right, a seated man in rust-brown clothing and a flower garland, with hands folded in devotion, sits before an ornate silver palanquin-style throne with a canopy. Multicoloured cloth covers the ground.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21Evening photograph of a Navaratri puja at an outdoor temple pavilion with large colourful goddess murtis and a lion statue. On the right, a man with a long dark hair and bare upper body sits on an ornate silver throne, hands folded in namaste, wearing a white garland and a maroon cloth. A priest in an orange-brown shawl stands before him near an oil lamp. Women in green, pink, red and yellow saris sit on the floor with flower garlands and kumkum, and young men in saffron cloth and orange turbans sit in the foreground beside offering bowls and flowers. Flower petals cover the floor.2017-09-21