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A photograph of a festival pandal tableau with a large central deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a crown, holding weapons and standing beside a lion, flanked by two gold-and-yellow arched shrines containing female and Ganesha figures with marigold garlands. At the right edge a seated figure in a maroon-red dhoti with a pink flower garland sits near a silver-coloured throne-like structure, and a blue-skinned figure stands near the goddess. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot, lamps, flower offerings and colourful cloth cover the floor in front. The watermarked text is excluded.

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September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +2 copiesA photograph of a Durga puja tableau in a tent-like pavilion. At centre stands a large clay Durga murti with multiple arms, holding weapons including a spear, with a lion mount beside her, a red and pink sari, and yellow marigold garlands. Flanking her are two more goddess murtis with elaborate golden-yellow arched halos and garlands, a pink-bellied Ganesha on the left, and a blue-skinned figure at the lower centre. Brass and silver lamps, flower offerings, banana leaves and a brass vessel sit on the ground in front. On the right, a seated man with a shaved head, rudraksha-style beads and a pink-garlanded neck sits beside a silver chair, wearing an orange shawl and dark red cloth. Floral decorations and an embroidered cloth complete the altar.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +3 copiesA photograph of a large festival pandal with three yellow-and-gold decorated murtis of deities. At centre stands a multi-armed goddess murti in a red sari, holding weapons and riding or flanked by a lion, with a blue figure at her feet. Garlands of yellow marigolds drape the figures, and a Ganesha murti appears at the left edge. In the foreground, two seated people in saffron and white ritual attire sit before a small altar with brass lamps, a metal pot, flower offerings and coconut. A silver canopy and silver stand appear at right, with a red-and-pink striped cloth on the floor and a fabric backdrop overhead.2017-09-28 +1 copiesA festival pandal displays a large clay murti of goddess Durga seated on a lion, with ten arms holding weapons including a trident-like spear, draped in red and gold, flanked by two smaller goddess figures in yellow garlands and ornate yellow-and-gold arched backdrops. A pink Ganesha murti stands at left and a blue-skinned figure appears near the lion. Marigold garlands hang across the altar, brass oil lamps and a brass pot sit on a yellow platform, and banana leaves and flower petals lie on the ground. At right, a seated man in a dark shawl with a pink-and-white garland sits beside silver ritual vessels, and his face is partly visible with his body mostly in the frame. Photo credit text is overlaid on the image.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +5 copies