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A Navaratri puja at an indoor temple hall with a large floral-decorated throne area. Several large decorated deity murtis stand behind, including a multi-armed goddess on a lion mount and figures in gold and red. A seated man in a red-brown dhoti and rudraksha-style garland sits on a silver throne at right, hands joined, with a garland of flowers. Women in colourful saris (green, pink, white, red) sit on chairs holding plates and flowers. Two men in saffron/orange cloth sit at a square fire pit in front, one with long hair, with a brass kalasha and offerings nearby. Flower petals cover the colourful floor mats.

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September 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA festive Navaratri puja at an open-sided temple hall with a corrugated roof. Large gilded and jewelled murtis of goddesses stand behind the scene; one goddess holds a sword aloft and rides or stands beside a lion. Seated devotees in silk saris and dhotis face the shrine, many wearing white flower garlands, with oil lamps and brass vessels in front. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl sits on an ornate silver-decorated throne at right, hands joined in prayer with a yellow-orange garland. Two young boys in orange cloth stand at a square fire pit in the foreground, and the floor is covered with flower petals and coloured mats.2017-09-21A 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 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copies