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Photo from a Navaratri Durga event showing a large golden deity murti of Devi Durga with a yellow face, third eye and ornate gold crown, holding a spear-like staff, beside a tripod-mounted video camera. In the right foreground, a person with long dreadlocked hair, bare back and a red and white floral garland stands facing the murti. A white cloth canopy with a wall-mounted loudspeaker overhead.

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September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual at a temple-like space with a white fabric canopy overhead. In the foreground, a large gilded deity murti with a yellow face, large painted eyes and an ornate golden halo is being worshipped. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a beard and a gold armlet wears a red and white flower garland across his bare chest and a red cloth at his waist. He reaches up with his right hand toward the murti's face. Partial heads of other people appear at the lower left, and a white loudspeaker is mounted under the canopy.2017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a red and gold lower garment, touching the gilded face of a large yellow-faced deity murti with ornate golden crown and arch behind it. He wears a red and white floral garland, gold armlets and a gold earring, and his hand rests near the idol's forehead during a Navaratri Durga ceremony. A second person with hair bun is partly visible at left, holding a wooden pole. A white fabric canopy and a loudspeaker hang overhead. The man is shown as a devotee performing the murti's worship; the image caption indicates a Durga Prana Pratishtha event, and the man is described as a person by appearance cues: long dreadlocked hair, gold adornments and garland.2017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27October 08 20162016-10-08A 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 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA long-haired man in a rust-red robe with a red-and-white flower garland over his shoulders stands at left, holding a brass plate and a long ceremonial rod toward a large yellow-faced deity murti of Goddess Durga. The murti wears an ornate gold crown, gold jewellery, a red embroidered sari-style dress and many arms, and is garlanded with white flowers and multicoloured blossoms. Behind them stands a world map banner and white tent canopy, with a camera on a tripod at left. The man's face is not visible, and his appearance does not clearly establish an identity; he is described by role as a ritual officiant performing puja before the murti.2017-09-27A 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 copies