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Night photograph of a large group of painted clay deity murtis under an open-sided shelter. Central multi-armed Durga figure in white and red sari with a crown-like white lace headdress, flanked by blue-skinned Kali with a protruding tongue and a necklace of severed heads, a golden-maned lion with open jaws, a green-skinned demon figure holding a sword, and Saraswati in white with a gold-and-green sari holding a veena. The statues are decorated with white lace and sequined trim. No living people are visible.

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A nighttime photograph of a group of painted clay murtis under a dark sky. Central figure is a multi-armed goddess with a white crown and white lace-patterned garment and a red-and-gold skirt, seated beside a lion. To the left stands a blue-skinned Kali-like figure with a red tongue, raised hand, and a garland of severed heads, and to the right a figure in white and gold holding a veena. A green-skinned demon figure lies at the lion's feet beside a small attendant figure. No physical people are visible; all figures are statues.2013-10-08October 02 20142014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02A large Durga murti dominates the frame against a dark background, a multi-armed goddess in white lacework with a red backdrop, holding weapons in her raised hands. A roaring golden lion sits at her lower left, and a green demon figure is being pinned beneath the lion's paw in the centre. Flanking the goddess are two white-clad female deities, one holding a veena, and at the lower left a pink-faced Ganesha murti in gold and white dress. A buffalo head appears at the bottom edge. No people are visible; the scene is a Durga puja image with festival-style decorations.2013-10-10A night photograph of a large white-and-silver Durga murti on a blue-draped platform, with a lion beside it and flower garlands around the deity and her attendant figures. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks at left, and a woman in a yellow sari sits in the foreground at lower left. Another lit shrine with a red and gold deity stands in the background. The deity murti is the main subject, decorated for a festival.2013-10-13Large white clay murti of a multi-armed goddess Durga, dressed in white with red-gold trim, standing atop a lion while battling a teal-skinned demon with a sword. Flanking deities include a pink Ganesha figure in gold garments and a pink-clad male deity holding a sword, plus smaller female figures with white headdresses. A red cloth covers the base under a covered pavilion at night. No living people are clearly visible; a partially visible figure at the left edge is blurred.2014-09-30A large festival idol of the goddess Durga stands centrally, multi-armed, with a lion at her feet and a demon figure beneath her in teal and gold. She wears a white ornately crocheted/lace-patterned garment and white crown-like headdresses with lace frills; her many hands hold weapons including a sword and trident-like arms. Flanking figures include a pink-faced Ganesha in orange-gold cloth on the left and two smaller goddess figures in white and red-pink saris. The idols stand under a corrugated roof outdoors, with palm trees visible. No living people are visible in the scene.2014-09-30Night photograph of a large festive idol of Durga with ten arms, dressed in white and silver ornamentation with a crown, standing on a lion mount beside smaller figures of Lakshmi and Saraswati, with a demon figure in green below. Marigold garlands drape the idols and a string of lights runs overhead. A smaller illuminated shrine with a golden deity sits in the background, and one person in a white shirt stands at left, partly visible. The image is a photo of a shrine display as the page indicates a Navaratri celebration, though no printed text on the image itself names the event.2013-10-13October 02 20142014-10-02A photograph of a large clay murti of the goddess Durga with ten arms, decorated in white lacework and garlanded with yellow and red marigolds. She stands behind a golden lion and a buffalo and is flanked by smaller murtis: Ganesha in pink with an orange shawl on the left, a female deity in white and pink on the right, and two female figures in white. A blue demon figure is shown at the lion's side, with ducks at the base. The idol sits on a red cloth over an ornate patterned rug, under a dark tent-like canopy. No living people are visible.2014-10-02A large deity murti of Durga, the central figure with many arms holding weapons and a white ornate silver-patterned crown and backdrop, draped in yellow marigold garlands. A lion sits at her feet beside a green-skinned demon figure being pierced, with Ganesha on the left and two smaller female figures flanking her. The dark background and warm lighting suggest a night-time display, and a bronze-coloured cloth-wrapped figure stands in the foreground edge. No people are clearly visible in the scene.2013-10-13A photograph of a large Durga pandal idol illuminated at night against a black background. The central multi-armed goddess, with yellow face and white ornate costume, holds weapons aloft and stands on a red backdrop. A roaring lion sits at her lower left, and a green-skinned demon is being struck by her weapon. Flanking figures include Ganesha with an elephant head and pink body at left, a standing female deity with a veena at upper right, and a gold-clad figure at lower right. The white lacework decorations and deity murti are the main features; no person is visible.2013-10-10