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A festival tent set up for a ritual display of large painted clay deity murtis decorated with yellow and marigold garlands. At center a multi-armed goddess murti rides a lion, flanked by a golden-haloed elephant-headed figure at left and a seated female murti holding a veena at right. In the foreground a priest in orange-brown cloth sits facing the altar with a metal lamp and flower offerings. At right a seated man in a red-and-orange garment with a pink-and-white flower garland sits on an ornate silver throne with hands folded in greeting. Marigold petals, bowls and a brass kalasha fill the altar. Two people are visible at the lower left edge.

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A festival scene in a tented pavilion before a large group of painted clay deity murti, dominated by a multi-armed goddess standing on a lion with raised weapons, flanked by other deity figures with golden halos, yellow garlands and a ganesha figure at left. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and orange-red clothing sits on an ornate silver throne at right, hands joined in namaskar and wearing a pink-white flower garland. A seated priest in orange-red cloth performs ritual before the murti, with flower offerings, brass vessels and oil lamps arranged on a red-draped platform. Marigolds, pink flowers and lit lamps surround the stage.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA festival stage set with large colourful deity murtis of a multi-armed goddess with a lion mount, flanked by figures of Ganesha on the left and goddesses in yellow and gold saris on the right, decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a glittering backdrop. A seated man in orange-red clothing with a pink-and-white garland sits on a silver-decorated throne at the right, hands folded in greeting, while a priest in an orange dhoti and bare upper body stands before a low offering table covered with flowers, fruit and brass vessels. A white tent canopy overhead. Two people are partially visible at the lower left, one seated. A deity murti and multi-armed figure are central to the scene.2017-09-28 +3 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +3 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesEvening ritual inside a tented pavilion with large painted clay murti of goddesses decorated with yellow marigold garlands and gold-trimmed halos. Center-left, a large sculpture of a seated goddess with multiple arms holds weapons and rides a lion, flanked by Ganesha and a figure with a veena. Right, a man in a red shawl and marigold garland sits on an ornate silver throne. In front, a seated priest in orange-brown cloth faces the murtis beside brass pots and flower offerings, with another person at the lower left edge. The scene is a puja before the murtis, and the lit pavilion has white drapery overhead.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +5 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +5 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copies