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A photograph inside a covered pandal at a temple-style setting with a tent canopy overhead. Several large decorated deity murtis stand on red and gold pedestals: a pink and gold Ganesha on the left, a central goddess figure with a gold arch and blue-edged halo, and a tall multi-armed Durga murti at right with a trident and weapons, reached by a steel staircase. Marigold and flower garlands drape the murtis, and petals and flowers are scattered on the ground. In the foreground a square yellow-edged fire pit or homa kund sits on the floor. At left, a person with long hair, wearing an orange-red robe and a red flower garland, stands with back turned facing the murtis. Two other figures in orange robes stand further back. A world map banner with a portrait hangs on the left wall, showing a man in white with red and orange headwear and a garland.

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September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine under a white canopy. In the foreground, a man with long black hair and a red-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a flower garland, faces the shrine from behind. Before the shrine stands a golden deity murti of Ganesha with a pink-and-gold body, next to a large Durga murti with a golden halo and garlands, and a tall multi-armed Durga murti on the right holding weapons. Brass oil lamps, flower garlands, and offering plates with fruit and marigolds sit before them, petals are scattered on the floor, and a yellow-and-black square fire pit is in the foreground. Behind, two people in orange robes and a standing figure in white stand near a wall-mounted world-map banner with a portrait of a saffron-robed man. Palms grow in the background. Four or fewer people are visible.2017-09-27 +1 copiesA temple scene with a bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and a long swept-back black braid, wearing a garland of flowers, holding a lit flame toward a deity murti. Behind him stand a Ganesha murti in pink and gold and a large gold-and-green-framed Durga murti with multiple arms and a golden crown, stairs leading up beside it. Marigold garlands, flower petals, brass oil lamps and offering plates of flowers and fruit surround a yellow-edged square fire pit. A large portrait on the canopy shows a figure in saffron with a garland beside a world map. Several saffron-clad attendants stand in the background. The scene reads as a Navaratri Durga puja at a temple setting.2017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple worship scene with a golden-decorated Durga murti on a raised platform reached by a metal staircase, flanked by a pink-and-gold Ganesha murti and a golden-haloed Lakshmi-type deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a red-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing gold armbands and a red flower garland, raises flowers in offering, while a second person in red cloth stands behind him. Brass oil lamps, flower offerings and a small smoke-filled brass vessel sit on the floor, with a red-and-purple striped mat and a world map banner hanging overhead.2017-09-27A photograph inside a temple hall showing a ritual before a decorated Durga murti and a Ganesha murti with a pink face, both adorned with garlands and gold ornaments. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti stands centre-left with hands folded, while a woman in orange robes at left holds a lamp near a smoking offering. A shaved-headed man in white sits near a golden throne-like seat on the right, garlanded with pink and white flowers. Brass oil lamps sit on the floor, and a yellow cloth hangs from above. A world map banner hangs at top left. Several orange-robed attendants are partly visible at the edges.2017-09-30September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall decorated with white cloth canopy, showing a Ganesha murti in pink and gold beside a large multi-armed Durga murti with gold halo and flower garlands, with a silver lion-shaped base on the right. A bearded man with long hair, wearing an orange-red dhoti and gold armlet, stands at left with hands extended toward the murtis, while several other men in orange-red robes stand behind him near offering plates of flower petals. A yellow-and-orange square yagna or puja platform sits in the foreground, with brass oil lamps and scattered petals. A wall banner shows a figure in red and white garlands above a world map. The scene reads as a Navaratri puja before the Durga murtis.2017-09-27 +1 copiesA temple hall during a Navaratri puja with a large, brightly decorated deity murti of Durga in the upper right, adorned with gold and a crown, beside a pink-and-gold Ganesha murti and a standing murti with gold trim. A man in red dhoti and gold armband, with a red and white garland over his shoulder, holds a tray of offerings at left. A second figure in orange-red robes stands behind him, and a turbaned person is partly visible. Marigold and flower garlands hang on the deities, a brass oil lamp stands at right, and a sunken yellow-rimmed fire pit with petals lies in the foreground. A world map and a numbered chart hang on the back wall.2017-09-27A long-haired man in a rust-red dhoti and red shawl with a gold armlet stands at the left foreground, facing a line of decorated deity murtis under a tent canopy. He is offering flowers and petals near a pink Ganesha murti in gold dress. Behind them, a golden-framed Devi Durga murti with multiple arms holds a trident and weapons, with a green lion-like vahana below. Garlands of marigolds hang on the murtis, and brass oil lamps and petal-strewn cloth surround a yellow-edged pit with a floral garland. A white-clad attendant is partially visible at the far left edge. A world map hangs on the wall behind.2017-09-27A photograph of a temple puja inside a tented shrine. In the foreground, a man with long, loose black hair and a red-maroon cloth wrapped at his waist, wearing a red garland and gold bangles, extends his arm and sprinkles petals or water over the deities. Behind him, another attendant in red holds a brass tray. The central deity is a golden Ganesha with a pink trunk, adorned with marigold garlands. Beside it, a gold-framed Durga murti in a glittering arch is garlanded and decorated with flowers, and a larger Durga figure stands at the right with a trident and an ornate golden crown. Smoke rises near a brass lamp, and a small golden framed shrine with flowers sits at the lower right. Above the scene, a banner shows a smiling man in a garland and a world map with numbers. A portion of the banner is printed with the caption text, which is not fully legible. A tent canopy covers the scene.2017-09-27