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Night photograph of a large painted clay Durga murti in a decorated pandal. The multi-armed goddess stands centre with red and gold garments, holding weapons aloft, flanked by a golden lion and a green mount figure at the base. A smaller goddess in blue and gold jewellery stands to the right, and a golden trident is visible on the left. Ornate gold-and-colour backdrop panels frame the deity. No people are visible in the frame.

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A large, richly decorated clay idol of the goddess Durga, a multi-armed deity murti, stands at the centre of a gold-and-red festival altar. She wears a golden ornate bodice and red skirt, a gold crown, and holds weapons including a sword, trident and staff in her many hands. A lion sits at her feet beside a green-skinned demon figure. Flanking her are two smaller goddess figures wearing black hair, gold jewellery and gold crowns. A bright blue backdrop and elaborate gold-and-yellow arch frame the scene, with marigold petals scattered at the base. There are no physical people visible.2021-10-13October 10 20212021-10-10October 13 20212021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13Close-up photograph of a large painted clay murti of the goddess Durga, with long black hair, many arms holding weapons including a sword and trident, and an ornate gold and multicoloured embroidered garment and crown. A blue painted backdrop with figures and a gold-embroidered arch frames the deity. Green-faced demon figure partly visible at lower right. No people are visible in the frame.2021-10-10September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession at a Vijaya Dashami celebration. A large, brightly painted clay murti of Durga with many arms, a golden face, a red and green embroidered sari and a yellow garland stands on a float beside a lion, a blue-skinned demon figure and a trident. A man in white with a garland of flowers rides the front of the float, smiling. Another ornate deity murti stands at the right edge, and onlookers and spectators fill the dark foreground.2017-09-30September 28 20172017-09-28September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30