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Photograph of a large golden Durga murti with many arms, a crown and a red-and-yellow face painted with eyes and a tilak, decorated with yellow and gold ornamental backdrop and small faces around its arms. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a red dhoti with a gold belt and a red-and-white shawl, stands on a raised platform holding a brass plate of pink flowers and offering it to the deity. Two young men in orange-and-red cloth with rudraksha-style beads kneel below, holding up their hands near the murti in a puja or abhishekam setting, under a corrugated roof with a loudspeaker and a red digital clock. a person in the red dhoti and shawl, performing the offering.

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A large yellow-gold Durga murti with many arms and a crown stands in an open-sided pandal. A bare-chested priest with long hair, wearing a red-maroon dhoti, stands at the right near the railing, his back to the camera, holding a small object. Near the murti, two younger bare-chested attendants with shaved heads and rudraksha-style beads raise a brass plate of flowers and offerings toward the goddess. Gold and yellow ornamental arches frame the scene, and a fan and loudspeaker hang from the ceiling. Several arms of the murti hold weapons, including a trident. A digital clock is visible at the top.2017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a large yellow Durga deity murti decorated with gold ornamentation, pink flowers and a garland, holding a trident and other weapons. Two people perform worship at the murti: in the foreground a young man in orange-saffron cloth with red and white beaded necklaces holds a brass plate of flowers while reaching toward the deity, and a second person in a long dark braid and maroon-red cloth with a red-and-white garland stands on a metal railing platform beside the murti, handling the figure. A large ornate golden arch frames the scene under a tented shed, with a loudspeaker and a digital clock reading 11:40 visible overhead.2017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a large, ornately decorated golden Durga murti with a yellow face, many arms and a crown, set in a temporary open-sided pandal under a corrugated roof. A long-haired man with a long beard wears a red-maroon dhoti, a red and white flower garland, gold armbands and bangles, and holds a brass plate of pink flowers toward the deity while a trident-bearing arm of the murti is nearby. Two shirtless attendants in orange cloth and rudraksha malas stand below the platform, one holding the plate and another holding a small brass vessel. Pink and white flower offerings are visible at the base, and a loudspeaker and camera are on the right. Two people are visible in the scene.2017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photo of a large yellow-faced Durga murti in ornate gold and jewelled crown and garlands, holding a trident-like staff and other hands. In the foreground a figure seen from behind, with long dreadlocked hair, bare upper back, rust-red dhoti and red-and-white flower garland, raises a hand with a ceremonial item near the deity. Overhead are a corrugated roof and fluorescent lights. Only one physical person is visible.2017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA large golden Devi Durga murti with a yellow face, three eyes, a jeweled crown and many arms holding weapons stands in a decorated pandal. In front of the murti, a man with long dark dreadlocks wears a red-brown dhoti, a bare upper body, a gold armlet and a red-and-white floral garland. He holds a lit oil lamp toward the goddess. A pink and orange floral offering sits at the base, and a PA horn speaker hangs from the ceiling.2017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a large yellow-faced Durga murti adorned with an ornate gold and jewelled crown, gold-embroidered garments, and red-and-white floral garlands, holding a trident-like staff. In front of the murti stands a bare-backed man with long dark hair wearing a red dhoti and a red-and-white garland over his shoulder, holding gold ritual items in both hands near the deity. A metal loudspeaker hangs under a white canopy overhead, and a red digital clock with the numbers 19:42 is visible at the top left. Behind the deity, a painted backdrop shows multiple faces.2017-09-27 +1 copies