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Photo of a Navaratri puja at Adi Kailaasa with women seated on silver thrones before colourful deity murti and a large lion figure. Three women in front wear a cream sari with pink blouse, a green silk sari, and a pink and orange sari; each holds white flower garlands and pink lotus flowers, and the green-sari woman also wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them a standing person in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with long hair, faces them, holding a ritual staff. Ornate gold decorations, a pink Ganesha-like figure and a teal deity figure surround the scene.

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September 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21Navaratri puja scene in a covered temple hall with large painted deity murtis, including a pink-and-gold Ganesha on the left and multi-armed goddess figures with weapons behind. Women devotees sit in front in saris and salwar tones of white, teal, magenta and green, many wearing white and fresh flower garlands, and a woman in the foreground holds a brass lamp/puja item. A bright orange-saffron turban appears at lower right on a seated figure. Decorated golden arches and flower petals surround the deities, with a brass oil lamp at right.2017-09-21 +1 copiesPhotograph of a Navaratri puja at a temple hall decorated with large painted murtis. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange dhoti and saffron shawl with a long braid and orange turban stands with back partly turned, offering items to seated women. Three women sit in front: the left one in a white sari with pink blouse, seated in a silver chair; the two beside her in green and teal saris wear garlands of white flowers and hold trays with flowers and offerings. Behind them stand a large pink Ganesha murti, a deity murti with a lion-headed figure, and a tall golden-decorated shrine. Oil lamps and a silver ornamental structure are visible at right.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesFour women sit on ornate silver thrones in front of large painted deity murti with a lion face and richly embroidered gold and pink fabric behind them. The woman on the left wears a cream and gold saree with a pink blouse and holds a silver trident, her neck garlanded with white flowers and orange blossoms. The woman in the centre wears a green saree and holds a rudraksha mala and a pink lotus, with white and red flower garlands. Two women on the right wear orange and pink sarees, holding pink lotuses and a ceremonial staff, with white flower garlands. The setting suggests a Navaratri festival ritual at Adi Kailaasa.2017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesNight photograph of a festive puja on a raised stage before large painted and decorated deity murtis, including a multi-armed goddess figure with a sword and a Ganesha figure at left, all draped in white lace-like arches, marigold garlands and green leaf strings. Five or six women sit in a row in the foreground wearing red, maroon and green saris with flower garlands, holding pink flowers and offerings; a brass oil lamp burns at the left. A man at the left edge wears an orange-red cloth and a red turban-style head covering. Spectators' heads appear at the bottom edge.2016-10-10