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A photograph of an outdoor festival scene at a deity display. A man with long dark hair and an orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl holds a silver bell in one hand and a flaming oil lamp in the other, raising the lamp toward a white-clad goddess figure with red sari, garland and red-painted face. Behind her, a towering figure with a silver crown and white lace-like ornamentation fills the frame, alongside a lion head at the lower right and a striped yellow-and-orange cloth at left. A multicoloured umbrella and a brass lamp stand appear in the background. The man performs an aarti with the lamp. The wall is salmon-pink.

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October 10 20102010-10-10October 10 20102010-10-10A photograph of a man with long, swept-back black hair in an orange sleeveless garment and a beaded necklace, standing at the left and reaching toward a large white-clad deity murti. The murti has black hair, a white ornate crown, multiple arms holding objects including a silver trident-like weapon and a sword-like blade, and a lion face at its base. Behind them are a red and gold canopy with a blue panel bearing a white bird emblem, white lace-like decorations and pink and blue figures. The man appears to be working on or adorning the murti, which may relate to a festival preparation. The man shows the cues of long swept-back hair and orange clothing, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate in person.2010-10-10October 03 20112011-10-03A priest in a maroon and gold dhoti with a bare torso stands at right, holding a silver lamp with a flame and a bell-shaped aarti vessel, offering aarti to a large white-clad deity murti of Durga with a sword and an ornate white silver-look crown and garland of yellow and purple flowers. A smaller white-clad goddess figure with red-accented lamp and smaller garland stands beside her. A corrugated roof and a painted backdrop are visible above. The scene shows a Durga puja with aarti.2014-10-04Photograph of a pandal-style shrine with a large white-and-blue deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with long black hair, red garland and red-and-gold skirt, holding weapons aloft, a lion mount in the lower left, and a demon figure at her feet. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange garment sits on a red cushioned seat beside a devotee in orange robes whose head is partly visible. Brass lamps and a decorated canopy frame the scene. a person appearance is probable: the seated man has long swept-back dark hair and orange clothing and is in the presiding seat.2010-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 03 20112011-10-03A large white-decorated deity murti of Durga-like form with multiple arms holding weapons, a lion mount at its base, and a flower garland on its chest, set in a festive shrine with ornate orange and gold canopies. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wearing an orange sleeveless garment sits on a red cushioned seat, facing the deity, beside a second person in orange robes. A brass oil lamp stands on a stand in front. The setting appears to be an evening puja decorated with white lace-like ornamentation.2010-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 03 20112011-10-03A photograph of a Durga-style deity murti in a decorated shrine with a blue backdrop and white lace-like ornamentation. The goddess has many arms holding weapons and a lion stands beside her. A figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a long orange-and-gold beaded necklace stands at left with long dark hair, in front of a pink Ganesha murti and a multicoloured umbrella. Brass oil lamps, a brass vessel of offerings, flower garlands and marigold petals fill the foreground. A small statue in gold clothing stands to the right of the lion, and another goddess murti in blue and white is at far right. The shrine has a pink wall behind it.2010-10-10October 01 20112011-10-01October 10 20102010-10-10