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Night photograph of a large, ornately decorated clay murti of Durga riding a lion on a festival float. The goddess has many arms holding weapons and objects, wears a golden-green embroidered crown and a red and gold sari, and yellow marigold garlands hang from her neck. Beside her, a blue-skinned demon figure is seized by her arm. A man with a garland of white and multicoloured flowers and a red-marked forehead sits near the lion's base at the front of the float, smiling. Dark silhouettes of spectators fill the foreground.

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September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession with a large painted clay murti of multi-armed Devi seated on a lion, decorated with gold-embroidered red and green garments, yellow marigold garlands and a jeweled crown. She holds weapons in her many hands, including a trident and a mace. Beside her stands a blue-skinned deity figure. In the foreground a man with a shaved head and dark beard sits in a vehicle wearing a white and multicoloured flower garland, rudraksha mala and a red-brown ochre robe, with a second man in a red robe beside him. A red flag stands at left and a crowd of onlookers and photographers fills the lower frame.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night photograph of a large colourful clay murti of the goddess Durga, multi-armed with ornate gold-and-green embellished crown and red and gold sari, riding a lion and holding a trident-like staff, with a blue-skinned figure at her side, mounted on a procession vehicle. Below, a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, wearing a white and multicoloured flower garland, stands on the vehicle and smiles. Flower garlands drape the lion and murti. Crowd members and a pink decorated umbrella are visible at the edges.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession at a Vijaya Dashami celebration. A large, brightly painted clay murti of Durga with many arms, a golden face, a red and green embroidered sari and a yellow garland stands on a float beside a lion, a blue-skinned demon figure and a trident. A man in white with a garland of flowers rides the front of the float, smiling. Another ornate deity murti stands at the right edge, and onlookers and spectators fill the dark foreground.2017-09-30