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A photograph of a Durga puja in a tented pandal lit with a red digital clock reading 09:50. Large painted clay murtis of a multi-armed goddess riding a lion and two other goddesses with garlands and gold, decorated with yellow marigold garlands. In the foreground a man with his back to the camera, bare-shouldered, wearing a reddish-brown dhoti and white sacred thread, raises one arm toward the deities. A lamp stand and brass vessels with flowers and fruit sit on a yellow-painted altar in front. On the right a shirtless man in an orange cloth stands near the murtis. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.

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September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesPhoto of a festive temple shrine with three large painted clay deity murtis under a white tent canopy. The central Durga murti has multiple arms, a red and gold sari, a lion mount, and a spear; flanking figures include Ganesha on the left with an elephant head and pink body, and a female figure playing a veena on the right, all draped in yellow marigold garlands. Brass lamps, flower offerings, a yellow-draped fire pit or puja box and a digital clock showing 09:45 sit in front. A figure with a bare back in an orange-brown dhoti stands at the left edge, and a partly visible person in orange is at the far right. Two or three people are visible.2017-09-28 +1 copiesPhotograph of a Durga puja tableau with a large central Durga murti in red and gold sari, ten arms holding weapons, riding a lion, flanked by Ganesha in pink and gold on the left and Saraswati with a veena on the right, all with yellow marigold garlands and gold arched backdrops. A standing priest in orange-brown dhoti, seen from behind at the left edge, faces the murtis. Brass lamps, a white candle, flower offerings and banana leaves sit on the altar below. A digital clock reads 09:40 overhead beneath a white tent canopy.2017-09-28A photograph of a festival shrine with large painted clay deity murtis decorated with yellow marigold garlands and gold-embossed halos. The central multi-armed goddess, holding a trident and other weapons, rides or stands beside a lion, flanked by a goddess playing a veena on the right and a standing figure on the left with an elephant-headed deity beside it. Brass oil lamps and a yellow-painted offering tray sit in the foreground, with a bowl of flowers and a metal plate. A standing figure in a rust-coloured dhoti and a bare-backed priest attend at the left edge, and a person with folded hands kneels at the right edge. A digital clock reads 09:40 under white canvas tent ceiling.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a tent-covered temple pandal during a puja. Large yellow-and-gold painted deity murtis of a multi-armed goddess riding a lion and two companion goddesses stand behind a yellow-draped altar with garlands, a yellow square yantra-like pit with flowers, brass vessels and kalasha-style offerings. On the left, a shirtless priest in a brown dhoti and shawl raises his arm toward the murti. In the centre, a bare-chested attendant in saffron cloth stands near the altar. On the right, a seated man in a brown dhoti, white garland and gold armband sits on an ornate silver throne, with a jewelled silver parasol above him. a person identification is not supported by distinctive appearance cues here.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copies