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A decorated deity murti of Mahishasura Mardini is seated on an ornate throne-like platform under a fringed canopy strung with lights. The goddess wears a red and gold sari, heavy gold and jewelled ornaments, and is garlanded with white jasmine and red-and-green flower garlands while holding weapons. A standing priest with long dreadlocked hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment, holds a ritual implement toward the murti beside a brass lamp and kalasha on the floor. Brass bowls and oil lamps are arranged in front.

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October 11 20162016-10-11A photograph of a decorated deity murti of Devi, seated on a throne-like seat under an ornate golden canopy with red and purple tassels and fairy lights. The murti wears heavy gold and jewelled ornaments, a tall crown, and white and red garlands, and holds a sword. In the foreground a figure with long matted locks wears an orange-saffron garment and holds a small lamp and a bell in ritual worship beside the murti, with brass oil lamps lit below. A decorative silver lamp stand stands at right. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja at a Devi murti.2016-10-11 +1 copiesOctober 11 20162016-10-11Photograph of a decorated deity murti of Devi in a shrine, seated on a throne before a gilded arched backdrop strung with fairy lights and draped in red and orange cloth. The Devi murti wears a tall crown, a heavy jewelled gold necklace, a red and gold sari and is adorned with long white jasmine and red-and-white garlands, with a sword and other weapons held in her hands. A small figure in a red and gold dress stands at the left edge of the shrine among garlands. On the right, a man with long dark hair, a plain grey-brown garment and an orange cloth around his waist stands with a hand raised toward the murti, holding a small bell.2016-10-11A photograph of a decorated deity murti on an ornate golden throne-like altar draped with orange and red cloth. The murti wears a tall crown, elaborate jewelled garments, and is heavily garlanded with white jasmine and red and yellow flower strings, with a trident-like staff beside it. A standing priest on the right, bare-chested with a dhoti in orange and gold, holds a lit camphor aarti lamp up toward the deity, a ritual lamp-waving puja. Brass oil lamps and a tall brass lamp stand flank the altar, with a brass trident at the far right. Red drapery forms the background.2016-10-10 +1 copiesOctober 11 20162016-10-11A photograph of a decorated deity murti seated on an ornate golden throne-like canopy draped with white, yellow and red flower garlands, holding a trident-like staff, wearing a tall crown and gold jewellery, with an orange silk cloth spread below. In the foreground at right, a man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, a sacred thread and an orange dhoti, holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti during a puja. Brass lamps with flames stand on the altar.2016-10-10A photograph of a deity murti in a decorated shrine, seated on an ornate golden throne canopy draped in red and orange cloth, adorned with garlands of white flowers and red-and-white beads, a large jewelled necklace and a crown. Brass lamps and many small brass bowls of offerings sit in front. To the right, a standing figure in orange cloth with a bare upper body and a tall ornate ceremonial staff raises a lit lamp beside a fire pit with flames. Two yellow parasols with blue and red embroidery flank the throne. Studio lights illuminate the scene.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11A photograph of a temple-style worship scene at night. In the foreground left, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare back, wearing an orange cloth wrap and an orange-red sash, faces the shrine and raises his arm in reverence. Before him stands a richly decorated deity murti dressed in a silver-sequined skirt, crowned with a tall gold headdress, holding a trident and staff, and enveloped in thick garlands of red and yellow flowers with green leaves. Flanking it on the right is a second decorated murti in gold and blue ornaments and a tall crown, also garlanded in red and yellow flowers. The shrine has an ornate gold arch, red drapery, and an orange flag hanging above.2016-11-06Night-time temple scene showing a richly decorated deity murti seated under a golden arch, wrapped in thick garlands of red and yellow flowers with white jasmine strands, wearing a jewelled crown and gold ornaments and holding a sceptre. A bare-backed priest with long braided hair and an orange dhoti stands at left, raising an arm to attend the figure, with a white cloth draped over the arch. At right, a second ornately dressed figure with a tall crown and layered jewelled necklaces sits beside a flower-decked gold frame. Orange and blue festoons hang above. Visible people are limited to the priest, with a partially visible person at the lower left edge.2016-11-06