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Night puja before a row of large painted clay deity murtis under a white canopy, with yellow marigold garlands and decorative halo arches. At centre, a multi-armed goddess with a lion mount stands with a trident and other weapons. Beside her, Ganesha and other deities are arranged. In the foreground, a priest in orange-brown dhoti sits facing the murtis with his back to the camera, and a devotee sits at the lower left among flower offerings, brass vessels and a kalasha. At right, a seated man in red-brown robes with a white flower garland sits with hands folded in anjali on an ornate silver throne with a silver umbrella finial. Visible text reads Sri Nithyananda and in the corner

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Photograph of a Navaratri display at a temple with several large colourful deity murtis under a tented ceiling. Three elaborately decorated goddess figures stand in arched halos: at centre a multi-armed Durga riding a lion and holding a trident, with a green demon figure at her feet; to the left a figure in pink and gold; to the right a figure in yellow with a veena on a tiger-striped seat. Silver thrones and offerings of flower garlands and oil lamps surround them. One person in the lower foreground, seen from behind with a bare back and orange cloth, sits facing the murtis. Hanging cloth and rafters frame the scene.2017-09-26 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +3 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a festive pandal under a white tent showing large painted deity murtis dressed in yellow and red garlands. On the left, a fierce multi-armed goddess with a lion mount stands beside a figure holding a long staff. Centre, a yellow-clad deity murti with a crown is flanked by a standing figure in an ornate yellow dress. On the right, a seated man with long dark hair, rudraksha-style beads and a red-and-white garland sits on an ornate silver throne. A devotee in a dark garment kneels at lower right near lit oil lamps and brass vessels. Marigold garlands and yellow flowers decorate the scene.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copies