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A large festival shrine dominated by a multi-armed goddess murti, Durga, riding or standing over a lion and battling a demon. The goddess has red skin, long dark hair, and holds weapons in many hands, with a red and gold sari. Flanking her are smaller white-and-gold lace-decorated figures in pink, red and green garments. Brass oil lamps (lamps) stand in the foreground beside a kalasha-like flower offering and marigold garlands. Ornate white paper-lace arches, red and gold canopies, and a decorated altar cloth frame the scene. No people are visible.

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October 14 20102010-10-14A night photograph of a festive temple display centred on a large white-decorated murti of the goddess Durga riding a lion, with eight arms holding weapons and a trident, dark hair and red garments. Flanking her are a white-framed Ganesha on the left and other goddess and deity murtis, each in ornate white paper-lace frames with garlands of flowers. Brass oil lamps (deepas), bowls of fruit, marigold garlands and scattered flowers and kumkum stand on a red-draped altar in front. Coloured umbrella canopies in orange and green hang above the figures. No living people are visible. In the lower right a portrait of a smiling man in orange is partly visible on a banner.2010-10-16 +1 copiesPhoto 11682532 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20112011-09-30Photo 11682694 +1 copiesOctober 01 20112011-10-01October 04 20112011-10-04Night festival tableau of multiple large painted deity murti set before a red-brick building with a sign reading Sri Anandā Temple. The central figure is a ten-armed goddess with a white filigree halo, riding a lion and standing over a demon figure, holding weapons in her hands. Flanking figures include an elephant-headed deity with a pink trunk on the left and female deities in pink, teal and purple garments. Brass oil lamps with yellow flower garlands stand in front, and a red-draped platform with a red-and-white garland sits below. No physical people are visible.2010-10-08 +1 copiesA festive shrine displaying a large white-and-silver ornamented Durga murti standing on a lion, with multiple arms holding weapons, flanked by smaller painted figures including a pink Ganesha and several goddess figures with red garlands. Colourful fringed parasols and brass oil lamps stand in front, with marigold garlands, a brass plate of offerings and a stone-edged pit before the altar. No people are visible.2010-10-15October 09 20102010-10-09A photograph of a Durga puja tableau in a temple setting. At the centre stands a large clay murti of goddess Durga with multiple arms, wearing a white decorated crown and red garland, riding a lion and striking a demon figure. Flanking figures include Ganesha with a pink body and an elephant head, and other goddess statues in white ornate backdrops. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, brass plates of offerings, flower garlands and small bowls sit on a red-draped altar, and incense smoke rises. Colourful striped umbrellas hang above. No living people are visible.2010-10-15October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copies