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A photograph of a Navaratri-style darshan setting with large white-lace-decorated deity murtis. On the right, a goddess murti with yellow face and arms wears a white lace crown, a gold necklace and a white embroidered sari. In the centre, a pink-and-white Ganesha murti holds a sweet and wears an orange shawl and a jewelled gold waist ornament. In the foreground, a figure with long dreadlocks decorated with a white and red flower garland faces the murtis, beside a bare-chested man in orange dhoti with rudraksha mala and a second person in orange holding offering plates. A brass oil lamp stands at right beside a small bronze rooster. Yellow and red cloth hangs overhead.

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October 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A devotee with long dreadlocked hair and a wide flower garland of white jasmine and red roses stands with his back to the camera, touching the painted yellow face of a large goddess murti dressed in white lace and crowned with an ornate white headpiece. Behind him, a younger man with bare chest and orange cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace stands with tilak, and an orange and yellow fabric hangs overhead. A pale elephant-headed figure and additional white lace ornaments are visible, with a red backdrop. The setting appears to be an outdoor pavilion with trees behind.2016-10-08A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a pavilion under a green and red canopy. A man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-backed, wearing a white and red flower garland, reaches out to touch the cheek of a large yellow-faced deity murti dressed in white lace with a tall ornate white crown, gold necklaces and a black braided wig. Behind him stands a second pink-and-white figure in orange cloth with a white floral garland. On the left, two men with shaved or tied hair and orange dhotis, one with white ash marks and rudraksha beads, stand near a brass vessel. Red and yellow cloth hangs overhead and a brass peacock lamp sits at lower right.2016-10-08A devotee with long dark matted hair falling down the back, bare-backed and wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered cloth, stands beside a large yellow-faced deity murti of Durga. The goddess wears white and gold garments, a gold necklace, and a white crown, with a garland of white jasmine and red roses draped around her and the figure. Her multiple arms hold weapons, and a red and painted backdrop frames the scene under a white tented roof. The devotee raises an arm toward the statue, appearing to perform a ritual offering or decoration.2016-10-08October 11 20132013-10-11October 11 20132013-10-11A photograph of a Navaratri golu-style shrine under a tin-roofed pavilion, with a standing devotee seen from behind. The devotee has long dreadlocked hair with a white and red flower garland, wears a maroon robe and bangles, and faces the central goddess murti, a white-clad Devi with a crown and raised arms. Flanking deity figures include Ganesha with a pink trunk and a decorated female figure in white and gold, all on lace-covered arches with golden bases. On the left, two women in orange saris stand with palms joined and one holds a brass tray. Floral garlands, a brass oil lamp, a white swan figure and hanging leaf strings decorate the scene.2016-10-08Outdoor ritual scene at a temple setting with palms and dense greenery behind. On the left, a bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and a shawl stands with hands folded, wearing a red and white flower garland and gold armlets, with a dark bead mala visible. Beside him, a woman in a white sari holds a camera to her eye and photographs. A striped multicoloured ceremonial parasol stands near the centre. Right of centre is a pink-faced Ganesha murti in gold and cream garments, draped with white and multicoloured garlands, its trunk curled toward a small offering. At the far right, a goddess murti with a gold face and crown is adorned with long flower garlands. Brass lamps and flower offerings rest on a red-draped platform in the foreground.2017-09-27October 08 20162016-10-08October 11 20132013-10-11October 11 20132013-10-11