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A Navaratri puja at a temple hall with a large Durga murti in the centre, holding a trident and standing on a lion, flanked by two ornate goddess figures and a pink Ganesha at left. A seated man in a saffron-orange dhoti and gold garland sits at right on a patterned seat, while priests in orange and maroon dhotis perform a ritual beside a square fire pit with brass vessels. Women in white and green saris wear marigold garlands seated near the statues. A boy in orange cloth sits at lower left tending items on a tray, and a purple-cushioned murti with flowers rests on a central altar. Colourful striped mats cover the floor.

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A photograph of a Navaratri puja inside a temple hall decorated with pink and purple cloth and a striped runner. Large ornate murti figures of goddesses stand behind the scene, including a central multi-armed Durga-like deity riding a lion, flanked by golden halo-backed figures and a pink Ganesha at left. At the centre, a square homa fire pit stands before a decorated peetha with flower garlands. A young boy in orange cloth and rudraksha beads feeds sticks into the fire, while a figure in a saffron wrap and a figure in deep red dhoti stand nearby holding ritual items. A man at right wears a yellow flower garland, orange-striped shawl and a red dhoti, seated on an ornate silver chair. Several women in saris and garlands sit on the floor, and oil lamps and brass vessels stand on the cloth.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA festive temple scene during Navaratri worship before a large deity murti of a multi-armed goddess holding a trident and weapons, flanked by two gilded decorative arches with a Ganesha figure at left and a figure with a veena at right. A lion stands at the goddess's feet. In front, a young priest in an orange dhoti sits cross-legged at a fire pit (homa) and tends it with sticks, while a shirtless man in a striped orange-and-brown shawl with a white floral garland sits on a silver stool at right. Seven women in saris with flower garlands sit on chairs at the sides. A bronze oil lamp and a flower-decorated altar stand on colourful striped cloth.2017-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a Navaratri worship scene in a temple hall with a tin roof. Three large golden-framed deity murtis with multiple arms stand at the back, including a goddess holding a trident and a lion mount. A seated man in orange-and-saffron robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, sits at the right on a silver throne. Several women in colourful saris and white garlands sit around the central altar, and two young sannyasis in orange cloths, one with a rudraksha mala, sit at lower left preparing offerings on a mat. A fire pit with a brass lamp and a kalasha stand in front of the altar, and the floor is covered with colourful striped cloths and scattered flowers.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA temple worship scene with large decorated murtis of Goddess Durga in the centre, holding a trident and weapons on a lion mount, flanked by two gilded goddess figures with golden halos. A blue deity figure and a pink Ganesha statue stand to the sides. In the foreground a seated priest in orange robes and rudraksha malas performs a puja at a stone homa pit with brass vessels, while a man on the right, bare-chested with a saffron shawl and garlands, sits on a tiger-skin seat with a silver throne nearby. Several women in saris, one in red and one in green, sit with garlands. Colourful striped mats cover the floor.2017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a Navaratri puja at a temple hall decorated with a large, richly ornamented Goddess Durga murti holding a trident, flanked by two ornate golden arches and a lion mount. Ganesha, a blue-skinned deity figure and other murtis stand alongside. Several women in saris sit on decorated chairs garlanded with flowers. At the front, a young priest in an orange dhoti kneels at a square homa fire pit, adding offerings, with a kalasha and brass lamps nearby. A seated man in red garments and a rudraksha-style necklace, with a garland, sits at the right. The floor is covered with colourful striped cloth and marigold flowers.2017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copies