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A temple puja inside a covered hall at night. A large painted deity murti with multiple arms, holding a trident and sword and standing on a lion, stands at left beside a golden-framed murti in yellow and red sari-like dress and a smaller figure in blue. A man in a rust-red dhoti and bare upper body sits on an ornate silver throne with a white garland and folded hands. Another man in red dhoti stands at the centre pouring from a brass vessel near a fire pit with flower offerings. Several young girls in green, purple and blue silk saris sit on the floor holding brass plates and garlands. Striped mats cover the floor and a silver umbrella canopy is above the throne.

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September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21A festive Navaratri puja at an open-sided temple hall with a corrugated roof. Large gilded and jewelled murtis of goddesses stand behind the scene; one goddess holds a sword aloft and rides or stands beside a lion. Seated devotees in silk saris and dhotis face the shrine, many wearing white flower garlands, with oil lamps and brass vessels in front. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl sits on an ornate silver-decorated throne at right, hands joined in prayer with a yellow-orange garland. Two young boys in orange cloth stand at a square fire pit in the foreground, and the floor is covered with flower petals and coloured mats.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copies