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Night photograph of a Durga puja shrine draped in red and maroon cloth. A large clay murti of Goddess Durga with multiple arms, a golden crown and bright decorative halo sits above a lion and a green-faced figure, all garlanded with yellow marigold flowers. A woman in a dark maroon sari stands at left holding a lit flame near the deity. Several women in orange saris and ornaments stand at right with hands folded in prayer, and a brass lamp stands in the foreground beside a dark stone-edged basin. No visible a person candidate is present; the only figures are devotees and the murti.

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Indoor Durga puja scene before a decorated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a lion mount, framed by a gold-and-green flower arch and yellow marigold garlands. Several women in orange and red saris and salwar stand at the side with hands folded in prayer and face masks, while a woman in a dark maroon sari on the left holds offerings. Brass oil lamps stand in the foreground beside a low dark platform stacked with black blocks and scattered flowers, under red and pink draped cloth. No identifiable a person is visible; the women are devotees and worshippers.2021-10-15Photo inside a temple shrine at a Durga puja. A large Durga murti with multiple arms, golden crown and garlands stands at the centre, flanked by smaller deity figures including a green-skinned figure in red and a golden-clad figure. Three people in orange and saffron robes stand at the left and right, two with hands pressed in anjali near the murti, one with face partly covered by a white mask. A brass lamp stand with oil lamps is at the left edge, and a stone padapuja or abhishekam basin with flower petals sits in the foreground. Orange drapery and marigold garlands frame the altar.2021-10-15October 15 20212021-10-15Devotees in orange and rust-coloured robes perform puja before a clay murti of Goddess Durga, adorned with yellow marigold garlands and a gold-bordered halo, seated on a tiger with a lion-like mount beside her. Multiple small figures and a green-faced deity figure stand in the shrine. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at left, and a stone platform with offerings sits in the foreground. Several women with folded hands pray at right, one wearing orange, and a figure in rust-coloured robes stands at left facing the shrine. Red and pink draped cloth frames the background.2021-10-15October 15 20212021-10-15A photograph of a Durga puja at a shrine decorated with yellow marigold garlands. A large clay murti of the goddess Durga, with multiple arms and a green-faced figure seated on a lion or tiger-like mount, is framed by a golden arched backdrop. A woman on the left in an orange sari holds a lit oil lamp toward the deity. Three women in orange and red saris stand on the right with hands folded in prayer. A dark stone-lined pit or basin lies in the foreground, and a red cloth hangs behind the shrine. Four people are visible, none identifiable as a person.2021-10-15October 15 20212021-10-15October 15 20212021-10-15A photograph of a devotee in a red sari kneeling in prayer before a decorated deity murti of Durga, shown slaying a demon with multiple arms holding weapons, seated on a lion. Flanking figures wear crowns and garlands of yellow marigolds, and a Ganesha murti sits at left. A brass plate with a red cloth and scattered flower petals lies in front, with a tall brass oil lamp at left. The murti is framed by a large yellow floral arch and a painted backdrop of figures. Pink and red draped cloth surrounds the shrine.2021-10-15September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA 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.2011-10-01September 28 20172017-09-28