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A photograph of a decorated temple display with large painted deity murtis in ornate gold and jewelled crowns and garments. Centre-left is a multi-armed goddess murti in a red and gold sari holding a trident and other weapons, beside a pink Ganesha murti in gold dhoti. A lion vahana with open jaws sits in front, and a blue-skinned figure lies below. At right stands a standing man in a rust-brown dhoti and white shawl, wearing rudraksha and flower garlands, holding a brass bell and a flower-garlanded young boy beside him. Two children in white sit in front. Tin roof and ceiling fans frame the hall.

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September 21 20172017-09-21September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +5 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28Photograph of a festive temple-style hall showing large illuminated deity murti: a central goddess with multiple arms wielding weapons and a lion mount, flanked by two smaller goddess figures and an elephant-headed deity, all draped in yellow garlands with golden halos. In the foreground a seated man in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala is being honoured while a standing priest in a maroon-red robe and white ritual garment performs an aarti with a lamp. Silver lamps, a silver peetha and flower offerings surround the stage, and a row of seated devotees in orange shawls sits in the lower foreground. The priest's light and the arranged garlands suggest an aarti during puja.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28Photo of a festive temple-style pandal with a large Durga murti in the centre, multi-armed, holding weapons, mounted on a lion, flanked by Ganesha in pink on the left and goddesses in yellow garlands on either side. Marigold garlands hang on the figures, with a silver ornate throne and a seated man in saffron-orange clothing with a white garland on the right. A standing priest in dark red robes raises an arm at right. Devotees in the foreground wear orange garlands, with heads visible at the bottom edge. Pink and yellow drapes and hanging decorations fill the canopy.2017-09-28A photograph of a festival pandal with large colourful clay murtis of deities. Centre, a multi-armed goddess with dark hair, red garment and sword rides or stands beside a lion. Left, Ganesha in pink and gold stands next to a female deity. Right, two more female deities in yellow and gold sit with veena-like instruments. A seated figure in orange-red dress and rudraksha-style adornment sits on a silver throne at right, possibly a priest or guru; the face is not clearly visible and he is not confidently identified. Foreground shows marigold garlands, flower offerings, brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel on an altar, with a few devotees in orange shawls and a woman in a sari at the right edge. Ornate silver peetha and chairs fill the right side under pink and white canopy cloth.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +5 copiesA photograph of a festive pandal with large clay murtis of Goddess Durga riding a lion, flanked by Ganesha on the left and two goddesses on the sides, all with yellow halos and garlands. A seated man in a maroon robe with a tiger-skin seat sits at right on a silver throne-like seat with a silver umbrella; he has long hair and a rudraksha-style neck garland, and a standing person in an orange robe raises a hand near the right edge. In the foreground, seated devotees in orange turbans face the stage, with a small wooden stand and flower offerings below. Pink and white draped cloth covers the ceiling.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copies