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A brightly decorated puja scene with a large Durga murti at centre, shown with multiple arms, a red and pink sari, a golden crown and a lion mount beside her. Flanking deity figures include Ganesha on the left and goddesses in yellow and white with garlands. A seated man in a white ritual dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread sits on the right, while a standing priest in a dark red-brown robe with a rudraksha mala faces the altar in the foreground. Pink and white draped cloth, marigold garlands, oil lamps, brass vessels and a silver canopy surround the murti. Several people in saffron and orange turbans and robes are seated in the lower foreground facing the altar.

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September 28 20172017-09-28 +5 copiesPhotograph of a large temple pandal with several painted deity murtis decorated with yellow and pink garlands, including a multi-armed goddess with a red garment and a lion mount, a ganesha figure, and a seated goddess with a veena. Pink and white draped cloth and hanging ornaments line the ceiling. In the foreground, a man in orange-red garments sits on a silver throne-like seat with hands folded in namaskar, a silver parasol above him. A priest in orange-red dhoti stands at right beside a yellow altar holding a lamp, while devotees in orange head cloths sit in the lower foreground facing the shrine. Lamps and flower offerings are arranged before the murtis.2017-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a festival pandal with large painted clay murtis of deities, including a central multi-armed goddess with a red-and-gold aura, a lion mount, and flanking figures with a veena and a Ganesha. A seated man in saffron-red garments sits on an ornate silver throne with hands folded in a namaskar gesture, while a bare-chested attendant in a red shawl stands at the right in front of a brass vessel. Yellow marigold garlands drape the murtis, and devotees in orange headcloths sit in the foreground behind metal barriers, with pink and white cloth canopies overhead. Given the seated figure's role and surroundings, this is a puja or darshan setting, with the seated figure's identity uncertain from appearance alone.2017-09-28 +1 copiesPhotograph of a festival puja at night beneath a pink and white tented canopy. Large decorated clay murtis of goddesses and Ganesha stand on a raised stage, with halos of gold and yellow flowers and a lion mount in front of the central multi-armed deity murti. A seated man in orange-red robes with bare upper body and gold ornaments sits on a silver throne at the right, hands folded, with a standing attendant in dark red robe beside him. Brass lamps, flower offerings and a silver kalasha stand on the stage. Devotees in orange and white clothing sit in the foreground, and a few more watch from the bottom edge. a person is seated on the silver peetha, with bare upper body and gold necklaces, while a standing attendant performs the puja.2017-09-28 +2 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesPhotograph of a Durga puja pandal under a white and pink tented canopy. Large painted clay murtis of deities stand on a raised platform, including a central Durga on a lion with multiple arms, flanked by Ganesha on the left and goddesses with yellow garlands and gold-trimmed halos on either side. A seated figure with long hair and bare upper body, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold-toned garland, sits on a silver throne-like seat at right; a person in a saffron-orange robe stands in the foreground near a brass vessel. Marigold garlands and flower offerings cover the platform, and several seated devotees in orange shawls are visible at the bottom edge. The seated figure's appearance is not clearly verifiable, so role is given only.2017-09-28A photograph of a temple pandal set up for worship. Central is a large Durga murti with multiple arms holding weapons, riding a lion, flanked by two yellow-and-gold halo-backed deity murtis, with Ganesha in pink at far left. A seated figure in orange-red clothing and a garland sits on a silver throne at right, while a standing man in an orange-red robe stands at the right edge with his hands folded. Silver ritual vessels, lamps and flower offerings are arranged on a red-draped platform, and a crowd of people in saffron/orange robes is seen from behind at the bottom edge, roughly 6-20 people visible. Pink and white cloth canopies and hanging decorations fill the tent ceiling.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28A photograph of a festival puja before large deity murtis decorated with yellow and marigold garlands. At centre stands a multi-armed goddess murti with a red and gold sari, holding weapons and riding a lion, flanked by two other murtis with lamps and a veena, and a Ganesha figure at left. Silver ceremonial vessels, a silver canopy and kalasha sit at right. In the foreground a seated figure in a red robe with a pink garland sits on a silver throne-like seat, and a standing person in a rust-red robe with a bare shoulder faces the shrine at right. Below, a row of seated devotees in orange and white head coverings face the altar. Pink and white draped fabric forms a canopy overhead.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28A festival puja before a large tiered display of deity murtis under a canopy of pink and white cloth. At centre stands a multi-armed goddess with a lion mount, flanked by two murtis in yellow and gold. At left a pink-faced Ganesha with a trunk is visible, and at right a goddess holds a veena. A seated man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a garland and white cloth at his waist, sits near a flaming lamp, and a standing man in an orange shawl and white garments faces the murtis, with devotees in orange shawls in the foreground. Yellow and white flower garlands hang across the murtis and a silver umbrella stands at right.2017-09-28 +1 copies