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Navaratri puja at a temple pavilion with large ornate goddess murtis in gold and red, one with multiple arms holding weapons and a lion mount. Several women in saris (green, pink, white, maroon) sit on silver chairs with garlands, some holding offering trays. A man in a red-brown dhoti and yellow garland sits on a silver throne at right with hands folded. Two sannyasis in orange, one wearing an orange headband, sit in the foreground near a square yagna pit, and a standing priest in a rust-red cloth pours or offers near the murtis. Brass oil lamps, flower petals and a floral-garlanded altar complete the scene.

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September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21Photograph of a Navaratri worship scene inside a hall with a tin roof, centred on a large ornate deity murti of a goddess riding a lion and holding weapons, flanked by other decorated goddess murtis. A seated priest in saffron-orange dhoti and bare upper body, shaved head, sits with his back to the camera before a square homa pit with flower offerings, a brass oil lamp and smoke rising. Several young girls in colourful dresses wear white and orange garlands. On the right, a man in a red-brown outfit with a yellow flower garland sits on a silver ornate throne with a silver canopy, seated near a small deity figure. Rangoli-style coloured cloth covers the floor. The priest and seated man are physical people; the statues are not.2017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21A 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 copiesA Navaratri puja in a covered hall with large golden-framed deity murtis of a multi-armed goddess riding a lion and a goddess with a veena. Seated women in saris of green, pink, yellow and red sit on the floor with garlands and oil lamps before a fire pit, while a priest in a red-orange dhoti stands near the pit. On the right, a seated man in a red-orange dhoti and a flower garland sits with folded hands on an ornate silver throne, a silver umbrella-style canopy above him. Flower petals and garlands cover the carpeted floor. Several people are visible, including a boy in an orange cloth at the bottom edge.2017-09-21A Navaratri puja at a temple pandal with large golden-and-silver decorated deity murtis of goddesses, including one multi-armed goddess riding a lion holding weapons. In the foreground, a row of young girls in colourful silk pavadai and saris holds brass plates of offerings and wear white and orange garlands. Near a sunken fire pit, a priest in a red-brown dhoti bends forward, and brass oil lamps stand on the floor. On the right, a man seated on an ornate silver throne-like peetha wears a red-and-brown dhoti, a white shawl and a yellow garland, with hands pressed together in prayer. A silver kalasha-topped canopy and small deity figures surround the seat. A few other devotees sit nearby in ornate attire. Corrugated metal roofing and string lights overhead.2017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesIndoor temple-style Navaratri puja under a metal-roofed pandal, with large colourful deity murtis of goddesses with multiple arms, one holding a trident-like weapon, beside a lion and a blue figure. A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a yellow-and-orange tiger-striped cushion wears a saffron-coloured cloth and a yellow flower garland, hands folded in namaskar. Nearby a priest in an orange-brown dhoti stands by a lit brass oil lamp, while women in green, pink, yellow and white saris sit with flower garlands on the flower-strewn mats. Two boys in orange cloth stand near a square fire pit with offerings. The seated man has long hair and a shaved-looking appearance and no clear distinctive a person cues, so identity is uncertain.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copies