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A photograph of a Navaratri worship scene at a temple hall. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a red-and-white flower garland, wearing a rust-red dhoti and gold armband, stands at left holding a brass lamp and waving a flame toward the shrines. Behind him, a pink-bodied Ganesha with a golden crown and garlands sits beside a gold-framed Devi image with a red-and-yellow garland. At right, a tall gold-and-red Durga murti with many arms and a crown is raised on a platform reached by a metal staircase, with a blue deity figure beside it. Brass lamps, marigold garlands, flower offerings and a sunken fire pit with yellow marigolds sit in the foreground, and a banner showing a world map hangs on the wall.

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A photograph inside a temple hall during a puja. A priest on the left, bare-chested with a red dhoti and a red garland over his shoulder, holds a lit oil flame or lamp toward the deities. Behind him stand a pink-and-gold Ganesha murti and a golden Durga murti with multiple arms, her face painted, decorated with marigold garlands. Trays of flower offerings and petals lie on the floor, a fire pit with a yellow border sits in front, and a world map hangs on the wall behind. A staircase with metal railings stands to the right, and a figure in orange cloth is partly visible in the background.2017-09-27A photograph of a temple shrine during a Navaratri puja at an outdoor-covered pavilion. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a red-brown robe, a red and white flower garland and gold armbands stands facing the shrine, while a second attendant in orange holds a brass plate. In the centre stands a pink and gold Ganesha murti beside a golden Devi deity murti wearing a gold crown and garlands, with a gold arch behind them. At the right, another goddess murti with a gold crown and weapons stands beside a metal staircase railing. Incense smoke rises from a brass lamp in front, and a purple cushioned throne with flower garlands sits at the lower right. Behind the shrine is a wall map of the world with printed numbers.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27Photo inside a temple hall with a white tent ceiling showing a Durga Navaratri shrine. A bare-chested priest in a red dhoti and a red garland with gold armlets stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the deities. Beside him, a woman in a red sari with a rudraksha mala holds a tray. Center stands a pink-bodied Ganesha murti in gold dhoti with garlands, next to a golden-haloed goddess murti in red and green garments. At right, a tall ornate Durga murti with multiple arms, gold crown and trident sits atop a platform reached by silver steel railings. Brass oil lamps, flower garlands, marigolds and scattered petals surround the shrine, and a world map with red and green regions hangs on the back wall.2017-09-27Photograph inside a temple hall during Navaratri at Adhi Kailasa Bidadi. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti with gold armlets and a long marigold garland stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the shrine. Beside him a woman in a red sari with a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate. At centre, a pink-faced Ganesha murti in gold dress and garlands sits on a red cloth beside a golden-arched Devi murti in green and gold with garlands. At right, a large Durga murti with multiple arms holds weapons, approached by steel stair rails. Brass oil lamps, flower offerings and a small fire pit stand in front; a tattered world map and a banner hang in the background.2017-09-27A temple hall during a Navaratri puja with a large, brightly decorated deity murti of Durga in the upper right, adorned with gold and a crown, beside a pink-and-gold Ganesha murti and a standing murti with gold trim. A man in red dhoti and gold armband, with a red and white garland over his shoulder, holds a tray of offerings at left. A second figure in orange-red robes stands behind him, and a turbaned person is partly visible. Marigold and flower garlands hang on the deities, a brass oil lamp stands at right, and a sunken yellow-rimmed fire pit with petals lies in the foreground. A world map and a numbered chart hang on the back wall.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple worship scene with a golden-decorated Durga murti on a raised platform reached by a metal staircase, flanked by a pink-and-gold Ganesha murti and a golden-haloed Lakshmi-type deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a red-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing gold armbands and a red flower garland, raises flowers in offering, while a second person in red cloth stands behind him. Brass oil lamps, flower offerings and a small smoke-filled brass vessel sit on the floor, with a red-and-purple striped mat and a world map banner hanging overhead.2017-09-27A photograph inside a temple hall showing a ritual before a decorated Durga murti and a Ganesha murti with a pink face, both adorned with garlands and gold ornaments. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti stands centre-left with hands folded, while a woman in orange robes at left holds a lamp near a smoking offering. A shaved-headed man in white sits near a golden throne-like seat on the right, garlanded with pink and white flowers. Brass oil lamps sit on the floor, and a yellow cloth hangs from above. A world map banner hangs at top left. Several orange-robed attendants are partly visible at the edges.2017-09-30September 27 20172017-09-27