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A photograph of a large Durga murti installed on a raised blue-and-white platform in front of a red wall decorated with fairy lights. The goddess has multiple arms holding weapons, wears a white and silver crown and ornate white decorations, and is garlanded with yellow marigolds. A lion sits beside her, and a green demon figure lies at her feet. Smaller murtis flank her, including a pink figure and a figure with a golden garland. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and an orange cloth hangs at the left edge. A signboard above reads Sri Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha Temple. No physical people are visible.

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A photograph of a large clay image of goddess Durga at a temple shrine, seated astride a lion and holding weapons in multiple hands, framed by a white decorative arch with a crown and a red background. Flanking figures include Ganesha on the left, a goddess with a conch on the right, and a demon figure beneath the lion. Marigold garlands hang on the figures, and brass oil lamps stand at the sides, with string lights glowing on the red wall. A saffron-clad figure is partly visible at the left edge, and a seated devotee in brown sits at the right. No physical person is clearly the main subject; the scene is a deity murti puja arrangement.2011-10-04A photograph of a temple shrine at night dominated by a large clay murti of the goddess Durga, depicted with multiple arms holding weapons, a crown and a white ornate arched halo. She stands above a lion and a demon figure, with a pair of flanking female deities and a smaller figure garlanded in yellow flowers. The murti is lit by small electric string lights and brass oil lamps on the steps. At the left edge, a person in white ritual clothes with bare arms and a shaved head sits in the foreground beside a hanging orange-saffron cloth, and a second orange-clothed figure is partly visible. A signboard above reads Sri Sri Nithyananda Temple. Brass lamps with flames stand at the lower right.2011-10-04October 04 20112011-10-04September 28 20112011-09-28A large deity murti of Goddess Durga stands at the centre of a temple shrine, flanked by smaller figures of goddesses and attendants with yellow marigold garlands. She is depicted with multiple arms holding weapons and rides or stands beside a lion. A decorative white paper or silver-style halo arches behind the figure, and a green figure lies at her feet. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and string lights glow in the background. In the lower left, a person in white ritual cloth and a saffron-clad figure in orange attend the puja, with a brass plate in front. A sign above reads Sri Nithyananda Temple. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2011-10-04A large festival display in front of a brick building with a sign reading "SRI ANANDESHWARI TEMPLE" (partly obscured). Central multi-armed Durga murti with a white lace-and-tinsel halo, red and gold garments, and a lion beside her, grappling with a demon figure. Flanking figures include Ganesha with a pink trunk and orange-gold dhoti on the left, and two goddess murtis with white lace backdrops and red garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the steps, with yellow marigold garlands, a kalasha, and plates of offerings in front. No people are visible in the scene.2010-10-09A night photograph of a large festival tableau in front of a red-orange building with a sign reading SRI ANANDA ... TEMPLE. At centre stands a multi-armed goddess murti with long black hair, a white lace halo and red-and-gold sari, riding or standing beside a lion, holding weapons in her raised hands. Flanking her are a pink Ganesha murti on the left, two female figures in pink and teal, and a dark-skinned demon figure in gold clothing near the goddess. Brass oil lamps with marigold garlands stand at the sides, a fire pit with offerings and flower garlands lies in front, and a seated devotee in yellow sits at the far right edge. Marigold garlands decorate all the figures.2010-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 08 20102010-10-08A large festival tableau of colourful deity murtis in front of a red-brick building with a signboard reading Sri Ananda Temple. At centre, a multi-armed goddess murti with white ornate halo and crown rides a lion, standing over a demon figure; she holds weapons including a trident-like staff. Flanking figures include an elephant-headed Ganesha murti in pink and gold, and other goddess murtis with white lace backdrops and garlands. Brass oil lamps (lamps) stand at the front, with marigold garlands and offering plates on red and blue cloths. A framed portrait is visible at the right edge of the wall. No living people are visible.2010-10-09 +1 copiesOctober 08 20102010-10-08A temple worship scene before a large clay murti of the goddess Durga with a white filigree halo, multiple arms and red garments, slaying a demon near a lion mount, with smaller deities Lakshmi and Saraswati flanking. A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at the centre-left performing puja, facing the deity with a flower garland and offering. An attendant in orange on the left holds a plate, and a man in white dhoti with a red-bordered shawl stands at the right. Garlands of pink and white flowers adorn the figures, and lamps and potted plants surround the shrine beneath a sign reading Sri Nityanandeshwara Temple.2011-10-06A photograph of a large festival display of painted clay deity murtis in front of a brick building with the sign "SRI ANANDE... TEMPLE". At centre sits a multi-armed goddess with a white lace-like crown and aureole, seated on a lion and trampling a dark demon figure, holding weapons in her hands. Flanking her are a figure with an elephant head in a pink-and-gold garment, and two other female deities in pink, white and blue robes with garlands. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides and a blue cloth covers the platform, with marigold garlands and flowers at the base.2010-10-09