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A festival pandal shows a large Durga murti at centre, eight-armed and crowned, riding a lion, with Ganesha at far left and two flanking goddess figures in yellow marigold garlands and ornate golden halos. A small blue figure grasps the lion's side. In the foreground, a seated man in a red-brown dhoti and garlanded upper body is seated on a silver-and-cushioned throne at right, hands folded, beside a silver peetha; a second figure in white robes sits at lower left near brass lamps and kalasha offerings. Marigold garlands, rose petals and a brass vessel fill the base of the shrine.

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A photograph of a festive Durga puja pandal with a large multi-armed goddess murti in red and gold dress, holding a weapon, flanked by two smaller goddess murtis draped in yellow marigold garlands, with a lion mount and Ganesha murti at left. Ornate golden arches with peacock-feather patterns frame the figures. In the lower right a seated man in a dark-red and saffron cloth with a bare upper body sits with hands folded in front of an ornate silver stand, facing the murtis. Brass lamps, kalasha-like vessels, flower offerings and a pink-and-white floral garland sit before the altar, and a white tent canopy covers the scene.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a large Durga puja pandal with a central goddess murti in red and gold, holding weapons in multiple hands and standing on a lion. Flanking her are two more ornately decorated deity murtis with yellow halos and yellow garlands, plus a figure with an elephant head on the left and a blue-skinned figure at the base. Marigold garlands and flower offerings surround the murtis. In the foreground a brass vessel and oil lamps sit on a yellow platform. A seated priest in red-brown cloth and a person in white and pink sit at the right, with a silver shrine structure beside them.2017-09-28 +5 copiesA photograph of a temple puja set up under a tent, with a large central murti of a multi-armed goddess in red and gold garments, standing on a lion and holding weapons, flanked by two gold-framed deity figures, one with a veena and one with a Ganesha figure at the left edge. Bright yellow marigold garlands drape the figures, and an ornate gold arch with blue-eyed motifs frames them. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits at left and another man in an orange-yellow dhoti sits at right, both near brass lamps, a silver stand, kalasha-style vessels and flower offerings on a striped mat. Two men are visible seated among the offerings, and the scene suggests a puja in progress.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a festival pandal with large colourful clay murtis of deities. Centre, a multi-armed goddess with dark hair, red garment and sword rides or stands beside a lion. Left, Ganesha in pink and gold stands next to a female deity. Right, two more female deities in yellow and gold sit with veena-like instruments. A seated figure in orange-red dress and rudraksha-style adornment sits on a silver throne at right, possibly a priest or guru; the face is not clearly visible and he is not confidently identified. Foreground shows marigold garlands, flower offerings, brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel on an altar, with a few devotees in orange shawls and a woman in a sari at the right edge. Ornate silver peetha and chairs fill the right side under pink and white canopy cloth.2017-09-28