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A festival puja scene at a temple decorated for Navaratri, with large ornate goddess murtis dominating the background. A tall central goddess figure holds weapons in multiple hands and stands beside a lion, and flanking figures include a deity in yellow and a female figure with a veena-like instrument. A small rectangular fire pit with burning flame sits in the foreground surrounded by brass oil lamps, flower garlands and scattered petals. Several young girls in silk half-saris and white garlands sit on silver chairs and along the floor. On the right, a bearded man in saffron-red clothing wearing a garland and a bangle sits on a striped tiger-print seat, with a silver offering vessel beside him. The walls are covered with colourful striped mats.

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September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesNavaratri celebration in a temple hall with large decorated deity murtis of goddess forms, including a multi-armed Durga-type murti riding a lion, and standing murtis with veena and lotus. A fire pit with burning flame and brass oil lamps sits in front, with flower-strewn cloth. A seated man in a dark red garment with yellow and white flower garlands occupies an ornate silver throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth on the right. Six young girls in colourful sarees and garlands sit in front of the murtis. Ceremonial puja offerings and a silver-framed setup surround the scene.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21A photograph of a Navaratri puja at an indoor pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, where large gold and yellow decorated deity murtis of Durga on a lion stand beside a tall yellow-bordered goddess figure and a smaller goddess with a veena. A seated man in a maroon dhoti with a white-and-yellow flower garland sits on an ornate silver throne with tiger-striped cushions, hands pressed together in prayer. Six young girls in traditional dresses, garlanded, sit on the mat in front of the murtis, and a brick fire pit with burning flame sits in the foreground beside brass oil lamps and flower offerings on a striped carpet.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA festive Navaratri puja at an open-sided temple hall with a corrugated roof. Large gilded and jewelled murtis of goddesses stand behind the scene; one goddess holds a sword aloft and rides or stands beside a lion. Seated devotees in silk saris and dhotis face the shrine, many wearing white flower garlands, with oil lamps and brass vessels in front. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl sits on an ornate silver-decorated throne at right, hands joined in prayer with a yellow-orange garland. Two young boys in orange cloth stand at a square fire pit in the foreground, and the floor is covered with flower petals and coloured mats.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copies