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A photograph of a large yellow-faced Durga murti adorned with gold and silver ornamentation, a tall ornate crown, multiple arms holding weapons including a long staff, and a decorated backdrop with small painted faces. A bare-backed priest with long dreadlock-like hair, wearing a red-and-white flower garland and gold armbands, stands beside the murti and reaches toward it with a yellow-handled offering or ritual item. The setting is a temporary tented hall with a metal ceiling frame and a loudspeaker mounted overhead.

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A large golden Durga deity murti with a yellow face, red and gold ornate crown, and multiple arms holding a trident and other implements, adorned with garlands of red and white flowers and pink blossoms. In the foreground a man with very long dreadlocked hair, bare-backed and wearing a rust-red dhoti with a gold belt and a gold armlet, stands with his back to the camera and performs an offering or adornment at the deity, holding a garland and a small silver bell-like object near the figure's face. Nine smaller painted faces surround the crown. Behind them a metal scaffold and a loudspeaker hang under a corrugated roof with pink cloth.2017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a large yellow-faced Durga murti adorned with an ornate gold and jewelled crown, gold-embroidered garments, and red-and-white floral garlands, holding a trident-like staff. In front of the murti stands a bare-backed man with long dark hair wearing a red dhoti and a red-and-white garland over his shoulder, holding gold ritual items in both hands near the deity. A metal loudspeaker hangs under a white canopy overhead, and a red digital clock with the numbers 19:42 is visible at the top left. Behind the deity, a painted backdrop shows multiple faces.2017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27A photograph of a ritual at a temple-style pandal with a white canvas ceiling. A man with long dark hair and a red-and-white flower garland, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and gold armband, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a large ornate deity murti of Durga with a golden crown, yellow face, multiple arms and red sari with gold embroidery, decorated with flower garlands. Two shirtless young men with rudraksha malas stand behind him, one with palms pressed together. A framed portrait of a smiling man in red with a trident hangs at left. The man is an appearance-based a person candidate, identified by long swept-back hair, ceremonial garland and ritual lamp; the visible text identifies the event context. Festival and ritual activity dedicated to Devi Durga.2017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photo of a large yellow-faced Durga murti in ornate gold and jewelled crown and garlands, holding a trident-like staff and other hands. In the foreground a figure seen from behind, with long dreadlocked hair, bare upper back, rust-red dhoti and red-and-white flower garland, raises a hand with a ceremonial item near the deity. Overhead are a corrugated roof and fluorescent lights. Only one physical person is visible.2017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copies