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Night photograph of a Navaratri evening gathering in an open-air pavilion. Seated devotees in white clothes, many with their backs to the camera, face a raised stone shrine lit by strings of small lights. Two colourfully dressed deity murtis stand on the platform, one holding a staff, with a red curtain behind them. Hanging decorative banners with blue, red and yellow patterns frame the scene, and brass lamps and offerings sit at the base of the shrine. Several women in red and green saris sit at the right edge. The shrine shows deity murti figures rather than living people, and no person is identified as a person.

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Night photograph of a Navaratri evening puja in a stone-pillared shrine hall. On a raised stone platform, a deity murti pair in colourful garlanded dress, one figure with a crown and a trident-like staff, stands behind brass lamps and offerings. Dozens of devotees sit cross-legged on mats facing the shrine, most in white ritual clothing, with a few women in red and orange saris. Colourful hanging banners with floral and bird patterns decorate the upper left and right. A wooden chair sits at the right edge.2007-10-18Photograph of a covered outdoor hall at night with a large crowd seated on the floor in rows facing a raised shrine. At the centre, a pair of deity murtis stand on a red-draped platform, one with a crown and multiple arms, beside a silver kalasha-like object. Devotees in white clothing, many with long braids, sit with hands folded in prayer; a few wear saffron and red garments. Colourful striped and patterned cloth banners with bird and flower motifs hang on the pillars, and fluorescent lights hang from the metal roof frame.2007-08-26Photograph of an evening puja in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and tube lights. Seated devotees fill the floor in rows, mostly in white clothes, with women in white saris and some in red and orange garments at the front right. At the far end, a lit altar holds a gilded deity murti with a crown and ornaments, draped in red cloth, with a golden kalasha and a small metal lamp in front. Tall striped cloth banners in red, blue, yellow and orange with bird motifs flank the altar, and a stairway leads up on the left.2007-08-26Night photograph of an outdoor temple-style shrine under a metal-framed roof, with a grey stone structure holding a deity murti of a seated figure with a crown and garlands, flanked by a female companion figure in red and gold. A red velvet curtain hangs behind them and oil lamps and offerings sit on a white-draped platform below. Rows of people in white clothes sit on the ground in front, facing the shrine, with some in orange garments at the right. Striped colourful cloth banners with floral and bird motifs hang on the sides.2007-08-11Evening puja at an open-sided temple pavilion with a corrugated roof and tall decorated pillars painted with birds and flowers. On a stone platform stands a large deity murti with a red headdress and gold ornaments, flanked by a second figure in purple, with a red-draped backdrop and a garland at the base. Before the platform sits an arati performer in orange robes, and a crowd of many people in white clothes sits on the floor facing the shrine, including children with braided hair. A fluorescent light hangs overhead. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the scene.2007-08-26Night photograph of an outdoor temple-style stage under a metal truss roof with fluorescent lights and red-and-white flag-like banners with floral and bird patterns hanging at the sides. On a carved stone shrine, a large deity murti with a red headdress and orange-and-gold garment sits beside a smaller figure in magenta and gold, both framed by a deep red velvet curtain. A brass kalasha-style lamp stands on a red-draped platform in front, with a small figure and a stone seated figure nearby. Dozens of people in white clothes sit on the ground in rows facing the shrine, their heads visible at the bottom of the frame, consistent with a puja or arati gathering.2007-08-26A night-time temple ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and steel trusses. On a stone shrine stands a pair of deity murti, one with a tall gold crown and green garment, the other in red with a crown, both garlanded with flowers, set before a red curtain and a white-draped altar with brass lamps. Two priests in white dhotis, one with an orange cloth over the shoulder, wave feathered fly-whisks toward the deities, and a third priest in orange stands before the altar. Seated devotees in white fill the foreground, and tall lit oil lamps flank the shrine. Striped decorative banners with floral and bird motifs hang at the sides.2007-08-11Night photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and fluorescent tubes. On a grey stone stage stands a large deity murti pair with red and gold crowns and ornaments, one figure holding a trident-like staff, the other in a purple and teal dress with gold jewellery. Red velvet drapes frame the shrine. A kneeling priest in an orange-saffron cloth sits at the base beside a flame-lit oil lamp and a red and gold garland. Striped tall decorative banners in red, yellow and teal hang on the sides. A seated crowd of devotees dressed in white fills the foreground, facing the shrine.2007-08-26A photograph of an outdoor temple-style shrine under a corrugated translucent roof with steel trusses. Two large deity murtis, a male figure in a gold-and-orange crown and white garland holding a staff, and a female figure in red and gold garments, sit on a grey stone platform framed by red velvet drapes. A priest in orange robes sits at the base tending a brass lamp stand and offerings on a white-draped table. Tall decorative banners with blue, red and yellow patterns hang on either side. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground, many seen from behind, with brass lamps arranged on the ground in front of them.2007-08-11Evening worship in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and hanging orange lanterns. On the right, a grey stone shrine holds a deity murti pair draped in red and green, with flower garlands. Several robed priests in orange and white stand before it, one in orange holding a ritual vessel. A seated crowd of devotees in white and orange sits on the floor in the foreground, with brass lamps and offering trays along the edge. Striped decorative banners hang on both sides of the pavilion.2008-01-03Night-time photo at a temple shrine with a stone-pillared mandapa. Two painted deity murtis, one in red and green with a crown, one in gold with a crown, are draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands and gold jewellery. Several devotees in white dhotis and white shirts stand or move in front, and a man in a saffron-orange shawl stands near the centre. A young woman with a long braid and small hoop earrings is at the left edge. Hanging red fabric and a green sign hang at the upper left and right.2007-10-23Night photograph of a covered open-air temple hall with a steel truss roof and tube lights. Seated devotees in white clothes, with some women in saffron and red saris and long braids, fill the foreground facing a lit shrine. The shrine holds a large deity murti pair with crowns, gold ornaments and a red and green backdrop, with a golden kalasha-style offering in front. Tall striped cloth banners in orange, green and red hang at the sides. The scene suggests an evening arati or puja gathering, with no identifiable individual shown in the frame.2007-08-26