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Festive Navaratri scene at a temple hall lined with a tiered golu display of dolls and figurines under fairy lights. Four men stand in white dhotis with coloured borders, bare-chested with sacred threads and necklaces; one wears a purple shawl and another a lavender-striped dhoti. A seated man in a yellow-orange shawl sits before a silver throne-like seat decorated with pink and yellow flower garlands, with brass oil lamps in front. Gold and red ornate deity shrines and a decorated altar appear at right, and a large deity figure stands at left.

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September 26 20172017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesA photograph inside a decorated temple hall during Navaratri, with string lights and pink and maroon draping overhead. Tiered red shelves behind hold many small deity figurines and dolls, a golden lion-form pillar stands at left, and a golden lamp stand sits in front of the shelves. A speaker on a stand is at centre. An orange-robed man stands near the speaker. At right, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with sacred markings and a woman with hair in a bun and a rudraksha mala sit on the floor, and a man in white dhoti bows forward. Ritual offerings in lamps and trays of yellow marigolds are placed on the floor, and a small table at left holds brass bowls with flowers. Visible people are about five.2017-09-26October 18 20152015-10-18September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14December 02 20162016-12-02Night photograph of a ritual under a white tented pavilion with pink trim. A bare-chested priest in an orange and yellow shawl and white dhoti stands at a gold-coloured rectangular vessel or stone trough, sprinkling pink flower petals into it. Around him, several men in white dhotis and layered beaded necklaces stand with hands folded or holding offerings, one with a striped sash. Brass oil lamps, steel bowls, small pots and yellow marigold garlands sit on a multicoloured striped mat in the foreground. In the background, a seated figure in a red cushioned chair beneath an ornate gold canopy and fan is surrounded by saffron-robed devotees. Other people in orange robes stand nearby.2017-08-02Photograph of a ritual inside a canopied hall decorated with hanging colourful lanterns and fabric streamers. In the foreground, a shirtless priest in white dhoti with orange and yellow bordered cloth stands at a wooden homa or puja platform, while another priest in a yellow-bordered dhoti tends oil lamps and burning flames. A tray in front holds fruit, flowers and a leaf-plate of offerings. Behind them, seated devotees in white and a figure in red-and-gold dress sit before a golden throne-like seat with a sunburst backdrop. Floral garlands and ornate ritual objects are visible on the platform.2016-12-12A temple puja in progress. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow head cloth bends over a brass lamp with several burning flames, held near a decorated deity murti or peetha draped in white cloth and garlanded with red, orange and white flowers. Other men in white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Colourful striped cloth covers the floor, with yellow stone blocks, a brass kalasha and marigold garlands nearby.2017-04-06April 14 20182018-04-14