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A photograph of a Navaratri puja inside a temple hall, with large colourful deity murtis of Durga on a lion mount, multi-armed and holding weapons, flanked by other decorated goddess figures under gold arches. A seated man on a silver throne-like seat, in a saffron-red cloth with a long garland of white flowers, has his hands folded in prayer. Women in saris and garlands sit on the floor before the deities, and in the foreground a shaved-headed boy and an attendant in orange wrap sit beside a stone yajna pit scattered with flowers. Coloured floor cloths and petals cover the floor.

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A photograph of a Navaratri puja inside a canopied temple hall with a multicoloured floor covering scattered with petals. Large decorated deity murtis of goddesses stand behind, including a multi-armed goddess with a lion mount and a figure holding a veena. Seated women in saris with garlands sit on silver chairs at the front. A seated man on the right, wearing a red-brown cloth and a yellow-and-white garland, sits on an ornate silver throne with orange cushions. Two figures in orange and saffron cloth face a square homa or yagna pit in the centre. Brass lamps and flower garlands are arranged around the pit, and a silver parasol-shaped canopy stands at the right edge.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21A photograph of a Navaratri puja at an indoor temple pavilion with a striped tent-like roof. Large colourful clay murtis of goddesses stand in the background, one multi-armed goddess holding a trident-like weapon beside a lion mount, flanked by gold-and-green decorated halos. Girls in pastel and green lehenga-style dresses sit on silver-framed seats wearing garlands. In the foreground a priest in a red-brown dhoti stands at a yellow-stained homa or yagna pit with lit oil lamps and flower-filled brass offerings. On the right, a seated man in a red-and-gold dhoti wearing a yellow marigold garland sits on a cushioned silver throne under a silver canopy, with a devotee in orange nearby. Several people are visible, and the scene is an active puja.2017-09-21 +1 copiesA festive Navaratri puja scene in a temple hall with large, ornately decorated deity murtis of goddesses with gold-and-yellow halos and lion mounts, one figure holding a trident. A man seated on a striped tiger-skin-draped throne at right wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a yellow flower garland and a gold pendant, with a brass vessel before him. Several young girls in colourful dresses sit with flower garlands, and a priest in a saffron-orange cloth sits at left, facing a square homa fire pit with a flame, marigold petals and brass lamps.2017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a Navaratri puja at an indoor temple shrine. Large decorated goddess murtis with golden halo-like backdrops stand behind a central altar, including a multi-armed goddess holding a trident-like weapon and a goddess with a veena beside her, and a lion mount is visible. Several women in saris with garlands sit on the mats, and a young priest in orange clothes with a rudraksha mala sits in front of a square fire pit with his hands folded. A man at the right, wearing an orange shawl, a long garland and gold bangles, sits with his hands joined. Offerings of flowers and brass lamps surround the altar.2017-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a Navaratri puja inside a temple hall decorated with pink and purple cloth and a striped runner. Large ornate murti figures of goddesses stand behind the scene, including a central multi-armed Durga-like deity riding a lion, flanked by golden halo-backed figures and a pink Ganesha at left. At the centre, a square homa fire pit stands before a decorated peetha with flower garlands. A young boy in orange cloth and rudraksha beads feeds sticks into the fire, while a figure in a saffron wrap and a figure in deep red dhoti stand nearby holding ritual items. A man at right wears a yellow flower garland, orange-striped shawl and a red dhoti, seated on an ornate silver chair. Several women in saris and garlands sit on the floor, and oil lamps and brass vessels stand on the cloth.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21A photograph of a Navaratri worship scene in a temple hall with a tin roof. Three large golden-framed deity murtis with multiple arms stand at the back, including a goddess holding a trident and a lion mount. A seated man in orange-and-saffron robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, sits at the right on a silver throne. Several women in colourful saris and white garlands sit around the central altar, and two young sannyasis in orange cloths, one with a rudraksha mala, sit at lower left preparing offerings on a mat. A fire pit with a brass lamp and a kalasha stand in front of the altar, and the floor is covered with colourful striped cloths and scattered flowers.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21Photograph of a Navaratri puja in a temple hall with a large group of colourful deity murti behind the ceremony. Several deity figures with multiple arms, one holding a trident and one with a lion mount, and a Ganesha figure with a pink trunk and gold ornaments stand in gilded arches. At the right, a seated man in a red-brown dhoti and shawl sits on an ornate silver-and-gold throne with a silver canopy, his hands folded in prayer, and a gold-and-yellow garland around his neck. In front, about a dozen young girls in saris and jewellery sit in rows with brass plates of offerings. A young man in a dark red cloth bends forward in the foreground near a brass-edged fire pit and brass lamps on a multicoloured mat scattered with flower petals.2017-09-21