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A photograph inside a tented temple space showing a standing man in a rust-orange robe with long dreadlocked hair, a red-and-white garland draped over his shoulder, and his hands folded in front of him near a yellow-edged square fire pit. Petals are scattered on the floor. Behind him stand several other people in orange, white and maroon clothing, and a photographer in white. Large golden figures of goddesses with multiple arms and peacock-feather halos fill the background, alongside a striped tiger figure and a tall stepped staircase. A painted banner on the left shows a figure in red and a world map. The floor has colourful striped mats.

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September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27A photograph inside a temple-style tent shrine showing a long-haired man in a rust-red dhoti-style wrap standing barefoot at left, hands raised in añjali before a group of large painted deity murtis with golden halo arches and multiple arms. Central figures include a Ganesha-like murti in pink and a goddess with many arms on a tiger-striped mount, with a lion statue at right. A yellow square yagna pit or puja platform sits in the foreground, scattered with petals, beside a brass oil lamp. Several robed attendants in orange and white stand in the background, and a world map poster hangs on the left wall. Multiple people are visible.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27A photograph inside a canopied temple pavilion during a Navaratri Devi worship setting. In the left foreground a man with long dark hair and a red-brown dhoti stands barefoot with raised hands in a devotional gesture, a red-and-white garland around his neck. Behind him, several people in orange and saffron robes stand near the decorated altar. Ahead, large gold-and-white arched frames surround deity murti of goddesses, including a Durga form on a tiger-decorated base, with garlanded images of Ganesha and other deities. A yellow square yagna or puja pit lies in the centre, scattered with flower petals, and a world map poster hangs on the left wall.2017-09-27 +4 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27Photograph inside a temple pavilion decorated for Navaratri, with a large golden-framed deity murti of Goddess Durga on a tiered stage flanked by golden arches and a figure of Ganesha on the left. Peacock-feather motifs and a white bull figure are visible on the right, with a striped tiger beside the goddess. A yellow-edged square fire pit or homa kund sits on striped floor mats scattered with flower petals. On the left, a figure with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red dhoti and a red garland, raises a hand with gold bangles while standing barefoot. Behind, two people in orange and red robes stand near a photographer in white, and a world map hangs on the wall. Several brass oil lamps and flower offerings lie before the deities.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copies