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Navaratri puja at an indoor pandal with large painted deity murtis dominating the scene, including a multi-armed goddess holding a weapon, a ganesha figure with a pink body, and a lion mount. Several women in white, green and pink saris wearing white flower garlands sit on decorated seats at left and center. Two shaved-headed priests in orange and saffron cloth sit on the floor with offerings and oil lamps before the murtis. On the right, a man in a red-brown dhoti with a yellow garland sits with folded hands on an ornate silver-trimmed throne beside a silver canopy. A visible puja setup with brass vessels and flower petals is on the floor.

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September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21A 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 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a Navaratri puja at a temple pandal with large colourful deity murtis, including a multi-armed goddess holding weapons and a lion mount, a pink Ganesha figure, and gold-decorated figures. Several people sit on the floor in saffron and orange robes, some holding brass lamps and flower trays, while women in white, pink and green saris sit on chairs with garlands. On the right, a seated man in maroon robes with a garland sits on an ornate silver throne with a silver canopy, his hands folded in prayer. Pooja trays of flowers and oil lamps sit on the mats in the foreground. Approximately fourteen people are visible.2017-09-21