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A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and matching orange turban with gold border stands at left, reaching toward a dark purple cloth draped over a fire pit. Behind the fire, a large white-and-silver Durga murti with ten arms and a crown is decorated with yellow marigold garlands and sits beside a lion. Other deity figures flank it, including a green-faced figure and goddesses in white. Before the central murti, a small deity is garlanded with yellow and purple flowers, and a homa fire burns on a white stone platform with a copper bowl and oil lamps. Red flower petals lie on the floor. Another attendant in yellow stands beside the priest.

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October 11 20132013-10-11October 13 20132013-10-13A night-time puja at a decorated Durga-style deity murti with a lion mount, flanked by smaller figures and garlanded with yellow and white marigold garlands. A figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap stands at a fire pit, reaching toward it with dark cloth draped over the flames while offerings and oil lamps sit on the platform. A white pedestal fan stands at right and a dark sky shows behind the shrine. a person cues are not clearly established here, so the identity is set to unsure.2013-10-13October 13 20132013-10-13Night photograph of a Durga puja installation with a large white-and-silver Devi murti as the central figure, multiple arms holding weapons, riding a lion, with a demon figure beneath. Flanking deity figures include Ganesha in pink with a golden dhoti and a Saraswati-like figure with a veena, all garlanded with marigolds. Small clay and mixed-material murtis sit on a blue draped platform. In the foreground, a homa fire burns in a stone fire pit, with brass oil lamps, a silver bowl and a ladle, and a seated figure in a marigold garland and pink cloth, with small kalasha-like offerings on either side. No people are visible.2013-10-13A photograph of a Durga puja before a large clay murti of a multi-armed goddess seated on a lion, with a smaller Ganesha and attendant figures flanking her in white ornate frames and yellow marigold garlands. A bald man in saffron-orange robes stands at left, extending his arms over a smoking fire pit with a brass oil lamp beside him. Brass lamps with flames sit around the altar, with potted plants and red string lights behind.2011-10-02October 11 20132013-10-11A standing priest in saffron-orange robes and a beaded necklace holds a flaming lamp over a fire pit during ritual worship in front of a large decorated deity murti. The central goddess figure has a crown, many arms and a sword, flanked by smaller figures, with a lion at the base. Marigold garlands drape the figures, and brass oil lamps, a bowl of bananas and a small metal vessel sit nearby. White floral arch decorations frame the shrine. The priest's head is shaved and he holds a small bell-shaped object in one hand.2011-10-01October 01 20112011-10-01A photograph of a puja at a shrine before an elaborate Durga murti with multiple arms, wearing a silver crown and yellow marigold garlands. A man with a shaved head in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands at left holding a silver bowl of red flowers over a brass lamp. Beside the goddess are smaller murtis, including a Ganesha with a red body and a lion, under a white ornate arch. A brass lamp burns on a low table, with bananas and a fire pit in the foreground. The shrine is lit warmly against a red wall.2011-10-01Night outdoor puja beneath a open-sided shelter with red-and-white pillars and hanging red cords. A white-and-gold deity murti with a lion mount, flanked by smaller figures and garlanded with yellow and white flowers, stands behind a fire pit where a homa flame burns with offerings. A man in an orange dhoti and orange head wrap, bare-chested with gold armlets, pours or offers material toward the fire. Another man in white stands at a drum to the left. A figure in orange robes sits in a red-and-gold throne chair at the right while a fan runs beside them. Marigold garlands and a silver vessel lie on the platform.2013-10-13October 13 20132013-10-13