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Photograph inside a tented temple hall showing a row of deity murtis draped in yellow and marigold garlands. On the left a figure with multiple arms and a red sari stands beside a lion. In the centre a yellow-robed goddess with a veena rests against a large multi-headed halo, and a second goddess in white and yellow stands beside her. On the right an ornate silver and jewelled throne with a tiger-striped cushion sits in front of a silver-framed backdrop. A man in a rust-red dhoti and gold armband, wearing a pink flower garland, stands at the far right with palms pressed together in namaskar. Brass and silver offering vessels rest on the floor.

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September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesInside a decorated tent-like pandal, a man with a shaved head and bare upper body stands at the right, hands folded in namaste, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland and gold armlets with a dark red-brown cloth around his waist. Before him is an ornate silver-toned throne with an orange-and-yellow tiger-striped cushion and silver lion-form supports. To the left, colourfully painted deity murtis stand on a draped platform, including a multi-armed goddess with a yellow-and-white garland and a figure holding a veena, decorated with marigold garlands. Incense smoke rises and a fan stands nearby.2017-09-28A standing man in a maroon-red dhoti and wrap stands with palms joined in front of a grouping of large, brightly painted deity murtis decorated with yellow and white flower garlands. On the left, a fierce multi-armed goddess with red garment, yellow garlands and a lion mount holds a weapon; a blue figure stands beside her. Behind the man, another multi-armed deity with a yellow halo of many small faces is adorned with garlands. On the right, an ornate silver and jewelled throne with tiger-striped cushions sits on a striped carpet, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like structure nearby. A white tent canopy overhead. The man wears a rudraksha-style neck mala and a long garland of pink and white flowers.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesFestival shrine scene with large colourful clay murti of Durga in the centre, eight-armed and riding a lion, with a golden halo and yellow garlands, flanked by murtis of Saraswati with a veena and Lakshmi, plus other deity figures. Marigold garlands hang across the shrine, and a yellow-edged square puja pit with offerings, brass lamps and a banana plant sits in front.2017-09-28 +1 copiesPhotograph inside an open-sided temple hall with a corrugated metal roof during Navaratri puja. Several deity murtis are arranged: a large multi-armed goddess figure on the left, a golden-yellow standing goddess with a crown and long dark hair beside a figure in white and blue, and a seated figure on a silver throne (peetha) with a white flower garland. A blue-skinned deity figure stands at left. A man in a saffron-orange turban and a man in brown-red ritual cloth sit in the foreground, one bending over offerings. Brass oil lamps, flower garlands, marigolds and a metal offering vessel fill the floor, with incense smoke in the air. The seated figure on the throne is a statue, not a physical person, and is shown with hands folded.2017-09-21A festival shrine with large painted clay deity murtis dominating the scene: a multi-armed goddess with a weapon in hand standing on a lion, and flanking figures of a goddess with a veena and another with a lotus, all draped in yellow and red garlands with gold-embellished halos. In the right foreground a seated man in a red-and-gold garment and pink flower garland sits on an ornate silver-and-gold throne with hands folded. A younger man in an orange cloth stands nearby beside a brass oil lamp, and small oil lamps and marigold heaps fill the altar in front, with a yellow-edged square yantra-like platform in the centre. A white canopy tent covers the pandal.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA standing man in a rust-red sannyasi wrap and a white-and-gold chain, with a long pink-and-white flower garland, stands at the right edge of a temporary pandal beside a silver-and-jewelled ceremonial seat with a large silver umbrella above it. Behind him, on a striped rug, stand golden-yellow deity murtis with garlands, including a goddess with a trident and lion, and a seated lute-playing figure. A brass vessel with oil lamps and a small offering tray sit in the foreground. Tent fabric and a red hose overhead. Appearance-based label: a person, identified by the saffron-red robe, rudraksha-style mala and ornate gold necklace, standing beside the throne rather than seated on it.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copies