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Evening photograph of a Navaratri puja in an open-sided pavilion. A lit shrine with a gold arched niche holds a pair of deity murtis draped in garlands, with strings of coloured fairy lights along the roof. In the foreground, several figures in saffron-orange and white stand near the shrine, and seated devotees in white clothes kneel near oil lamps and offering trays. Silhouetted audience members sit in the foreground, facing the shrine.

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Evening Navaratri celebration in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. Before a decorated stone shrine lit with string lights and a gold arch, a large deity murti adorned with garlands is the focal point. Several standing performers in saffron-orange robes gesture with raised arms, while white-clad people sit seated near the shrine. Dark silhouettes of seated audience members fill the foreground. A small oil lamp flame is visible at the left, and red-and-white draped cloth lines the stage edges.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03Evening Navaratri worship at an outdoor shrine lit with multicoloured string lights. A decorated deity murti stands in a gilded arch, draped in garlands of red, green and white flowers, with brass lamps flanking it. In the foreground, silhouetted figures in orange-brown robes stand near the altar while white-clad priests sit before the platform, one holding a lit flame. Dark silhouetted devotees in the lower foreground watch the puja, with red and white striped tent canopies behind.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 01 20082008-10-01October 03 20082008-10-03October 01 20082008-10-01