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Photograph of a Durga murti on a blue base with an ornate white lace arch, ten arms holding weapons and a lion at her feet, being carried through shallow flood water beside palm trees. A man in white dhoti and shawl steadies the idol on the left. In the foreground a figure with long, loose dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and waist, back turned toward the camera, appearing to watch the procession. On the right a man with red and pink colour (kumkum/holi-like powder) on his face and chest wears a white dhoti and red shawl. A crowd of devotees watches from the bank.

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October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photo of a large white and blue deity murti of Durga on a lion, seated on a blue wooden platform being carried through shallow muddy water. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas wade alongside, pushing or steadying the platform. At right, a long-haired man in an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, bare-chested and with a red-orange lower garment, stands at the water's edge looking on. A man at far right wears a pink-stained white kurta with a red shawl and rudraksha-style beads. Palm trees, a crowd on the bank and a red-wall building appear in the background.2010-10-17Outdoor immersion of a large clay deity murti of Durga with multiple arms, a white lace-like arch and a lion mount, being carried into shallow muddy water at a riverbank. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth and long dark hair stands in the foreground looking toward the murti. Nearby, a man in orange robes wades in the water, a man in white dhoti lifts the murti, and a man with face and head smeared in pink-purple colour wears a white kurta, red shawl and beaded necklace. Spectators in colourful saris and shirts crowd the embankment behind a railing under an overcast sky.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photo of a Durga murti on a blue-painted platform, standing in shallow brown water at a riverbank. The goddess has multiple arms holding weapons, a crown and a red-and-white garland, with a lion beside her. A man on the right has long dark hair and wears an orange sash over bare shoulders, standing with his arms folded and facing the idol. Nearby, men in white dhotis and orange garments stand in the water and on the bank, one with a face smeared in pink colour. Spectators and palm trees fill the background under an overcast sky.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17