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A photograph of a large devotional stage set with several ornate, gold-and-yellow decorated deity murtis under a pink and white tented ceiling. In the center, a goddess murti with many arms holds weapons and stands beside a lion mount, flanked by additional murtis including a ganesha figure on the left. On the right, a seated man in a rust-red garment and a pink-and-white garland sits on a silver throne before a silver kalasha-style stand, while a woman in a red robe with long hair stands with her back to the camera in the foreground near a ritual table with flowers and brass vessels. Several people in saffron and orange clothing sit at the lower edge of the frame.

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September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28A photograph of a festival pandal with large colourful clay murtis of deities. Centre, a multi-armed goddess with dark hair, red garment and sword rides or stands beside a lion. Left, Ganesha in pink and gold stands next to a female deity. Right, two more female deities in yellow and gold sit with veena-like instruments. A seated figure in orange-red dress and rudraksha-style adornment sits on a silver throne at right, possibly a priest or guru; the face is not clearly visible and he is not confidently identified. Foreground shows marigold garlands, flower offerings, brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel on an altar, with a few devotees in orange shawls and a woman in a sari at the right edge. Ornate silver peetha and chairs fill the right side under pink and white canopy cloth.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +5 copiesPhotograph of a festive temple-style hall showing large illuminated deity murti: a central goddess with multiple arms wielding weapons and a lion mount, flanked by two smaller goddess figures and an elephant-headed deity, all draped in yellow garlands with golden halos. In the foreground a seated man in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala is being honoured while a standing priest in a maroon-red robe and white ritual garment performs an aarti with a lamp. Silver lamps, a silver peetha and flower offerings surround the stage, and a row of seated devotees in orange shawls sits in the lower foreground. The priest's light and the arranged garlands suggest an aarti during puja.2017-09-28 +1 copiesA festive photograph of a temple tent decorated with pink and white drapes and hanging ornaments. Large painted deity murtis of Durga, Ganesha, Lakshmi and Saraswati stand on a raised platform, with a lion mount and marigold garlands. At right, a man in ornate silver-and-gold dress sits on a silver seat beside a standing priest in a maroon robe. Several seated devotees in saffron clothing face the stage at the bottom edge. Silver ritual vessels and a silver canopy stand in the foreground.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a Durga puja pandal with large painted clay murtis of Goddess Durga, who is shown with multiple arms and holding weapons, a lion beside her, and Ganesha on the far left, along with Saraswati and Lakshmi-style female deities decorated with yellow marigold garlands. A seated man in a red-brown garment with a pink-and-white garland sits on an ornate silver throne at the right, with a man in an orange-brown robe standing with hands folded at the lower right. Devotees in saffron and orange clothing and white garments sit in the foreground, and a brass kalasha and flower offerings lie before the murtis. Pink and white draped fabric and tinsel-hung banners decorate the tent ceiling.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28