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Night photograph inside a tented pandal with a large deity arrangement: a central multi-armed goddess murti with dark hair, red-and-gold garments and a lion mount, flanked by two golden-haloed murtis and an elephant-headed figure draped in yellow marigold garlands. A seated man in orange-red robes sits on a silver throne-like seat with a garland at the right side of the platform, while a bare-chested priest in dark red cloth stands at a raised yellow altar with lamps and offerings. Devotees in orange and white head cloths sit in the foreground facing the platform. Silver kalasha-style fountain and flower garlands surround the scene.

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September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesPhotograph of a night puja inside a tented temple hall decorated with white and pink draping. Large colourful statues of deities stand behind an altar: a central multi-armed goddess with weapons riding a lion, flanked by two ornate arched shrines holding female deity murti in yellow and gold garments with yellow garlands, and a pink-faced elephant-headed deity on the left. A seated figure in white and gold with a red-orange garland sits at a silver-topped throne-like seat before the altar. Near the altar, a figure in a dark red-brown dhoti stands at right holding a lamp, while in the foreground several people in saffron-orange headwear and white clothing sit on the floor facing the altar, with a few seated devotees and a man in orange at lower left. Flower garlands, a silver kalasha-like finial and brass lamps are on the altar table, and a red digital clock shows the time at top.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA night-time ritual in a tented hall decorated with pink and red fabric and string lights. Large yellow-gold arched halos frame several painted deity murti, including a multi-armed goddess standing on a lion and a pink elephant-headed figure at left. In the centre, a seated man in a deep red-orange dhoti and garland sits on an ornate silver throne-like seat, and a man in a white-and-red garment stands nearby. A bare-chested priest in rust-coloured dhoti stands at right with folded hands before a low yellow altar with a metal lamp and brass vessels. A man in a dark head covering is partly visible above the altar. In the foreground, about a dozen seated devotees wear orange turbans and white garments, facing the altar. Marigold garlands and flower offerings lie on the platform, and a silver kalasha-topped stand sits to the right.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple-like pandal decorated with white tent fabric, pink and striped cloth, and hanging garlands. Central deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, golden halo and red garment stands on a lion mount, flanked by two standing deity figures with golden haloes and garlands, and a Ganesha figure at left. Flower offerings, brass lamps and a tall silver-and-brass lamp stand with lit oil lamps sit on a colourful cloth-covered dais. In the foreground a man with a shaved head, wearing a brown-orange dhoti and shawl and a white beaded necklace, stands with his back to the camera facing the altar, and a small gold-trimmed table with a brass object is in front. A digital clock display reads 10:00 at top.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copies