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Night photograph of a large colourful clay murti of Goddess Durga riding a lion, with ten arms holding weapons and ornate gold-green embellished crown and sari. Below the lion, a bearded man in a saffron-red robe with rudraksha malas and a multicolour flower garland sits smiling beside a staff. A dark-skinned blue-faced demon figure is held by the goddess. Dark night background, a few silhouetted people at the lower right.

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September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night photograph of a large, ornately decorated clay murti of Durga riding a lion on a festival float. The goddess has many arms holding weapons and objects, wears a golden-green embroidered crown and a red and gold sari, and yellow marigold garlands hang from her neck. Beside her, a blue-skinned demon figure is seized by her arm. A man with a garland of white and multicoloured flowers and a red-marked forehead sits near the lion's base at the front of the float, smiling. Dark silhouettes of spectators fill the foreground.2017-09-30Night procession with a large painted clay murti of multi-armed Devi seated on a lion, decorated with gold-embroidered red and green garments, yellow marigold garlands and a jeweled crown. She holds weapons in her many hands, including a trident and a mace. Beside her stands a blue-skinned deity figure. In the foreground a man with a shaved head and dark beard sits in a vehicle wearing a white and multicoloured flower garland, rudraksha mala and a red-brown ochre robe, with a second man in a red robe beside him. A red flag stands at left and a crowd of onlookers and photographers fills the lower frame.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night photograph of a large colourful murti of Goddess Durga with many arms, wearing an ornate embroidered crown, red patterned garment and yellow marigold garlands, holding weapons including a trident-like staff, standing above a roaring golden lion and a turquoise demon figure. In the foreground a man with a shaved head, wearing a rust-orange robe, sits cross-legged on a blue platform with a large white and multicoloured flower garland around his neck and a silver staff beside him, smiling toward the deity.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession at a Vijaya Dashami celebration. A large, brightly painted clay murti of Durga with many arms, a golden face, a red and green embroidered sari and a yellow garland stands on a float beside a lion, a blue-skinned demon figure and a trident. A man in white with a garland of flowers rides the front of the float, smiling. Another ornate deity murti stands at the right edge, and onlookers and spectators fill the dark foreground.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30