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Photograph of a Durga festival shrine under a white tent canopy, with a red digital clock reading 10:56 at top. Several large ornate deity murtis of Devi Durga and companions stand on a raised platform, gold-embroidered arches behind them, with a Ganesha figure at left. A standing metal staircase leads toward the central Durga murti, which holds a trident. A man at right, bare-chested, wearing a rust-red dhoti and a long ornate gold-and-beaded necklace, raises one hand and holds a microphone while speaking, with a brass kalasha-style vessel above. Flower garlands and offerings lie on the platform, and a chain barrier separates the stage from the viewer.

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A photograph of a temple-style stage under a white draped canopy, with a digital clock reading 10:58 at the top. Behind a low railing stand gold-decorated deity murti with peacock-feather style halos, including a Ganesha with a pink face and garlands at left and a central goddess figure holding a weapon, with a steel staircase in front. A man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a stripe of vibhuti on his forehead, raises an arm holding a metal ceremonial umbrella-like object and speaks into a handheld microphone. Flower garlands, offering plates and brass vessels sit on the green cloth-covered platform. The man is a single physical person; the figures behind him are statues.2017-09-27A photograph of a Navaratri Devi Durga darshan setting under a white tented pavilion. Gold-decorated murti of Goddess Durga stands at centre on a raised platform with a staircase, flanked by golden murtis of Ganesha on the left and other goddesses on the right, all garlanded with flowers. A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces and bare chest, holds a microphone and speaks to the side of the platform. Flower offerings, brass vessels and a green cloth sit on the platform. a person present, speaking in a rust-coloured robe with rudraksha malas and ceremonial necklaces.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a festive Navaratri darshan at a temple pandal with several large golden-framed deity murtis. Centre back, a multi-armed Durga murti holds weapons, with a steel staircase before her; flanking goddess murtis and a pink Ganesha murti stand in ornate golden arches, all garlanded with flowers. Front centre, a decorated shrine with a flower garland and oil lamps sits on a platform edged by white posts and chain, with green leaves and flower petals laid out. At right, a bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti and beaded necklaces, holding a microphone and raising one hand, speaks to the gathering. A digital clock reads 10:58.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with a white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, speaks into a handheld microphone while holding a book at a temple stage. Behind him stand gold-framed, multi-armed Durga murtis and a Ganesha murti adorned with garlands and pink flowers, under a white tent canopy. A gold-rimmed yantra-style peetha and banana leaves holding flower offerings sit at the front, with brass oil lamps and a digital clock displaying 10:51 above. The priest appears to be giving a discourse or explanation during the Navaratri Durga worship.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27A photograph of a temple puja scene under a white tent canopy. Three large goddess murtis dominate the altar, decorated with yellow and white garlands and halo-like peacock-shaped backdrops; the central figure holds a trident-like weapon and stands on a lion. A Ganesha murti appears at the left and a seated deity with a veena at the right. A golden kalasha stands on a pedestal at far right. In the foreground, a priest in a rust-coloured shawl raises a lit oil lamp toward the deities; a bronze vessel, flower offerings and banana leaves sit on the altar. Another seated figure in orange-saffron cloth and garlands sits on the right beside the shrine. Pink and striped cloths drape the platform.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copies