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Photograph of a navaratri golu-style shrine in an open pavilion. In the centre, a person seen from behind with very long dark matted hair hanging down the back, wearing a floral garland of white and red flowers and a rust-red robe, stands before a raised shrine. Behind them, a large goddess murti in white lace-like decorative backdrop and red attire is flanked by two white-clad goddess figures with gold necklaces and white arched halos. A green-skinned figure stands at the base, and a white swan sits at the right. Brass oil lamps and marigold garlands decorate the shrine steps. At left, a man in orange robes holds a metal plate with a flame, near a seated elephant-headed deity figure. Multiple murtis are present, but the count of physical people is small.

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A photograph of a Navaratri golu-style puja in a covered outdoor pavilion. A figure seen from behind, with long dark matted locks and a white floral garland on the head, wears a reddish-brown cloth and stands facing a row of decorated deity murtis. Central murti is a goddess with a crown and white lace-like backdrop, flanked by a clay-like deity figure with elephant-headed ganesha imagery to the left and a goddess with white and gold lace backdrop to the right. Two attendants in orange dhotis stand at left, one holding a lit flame on a tray. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the floor, with flowers and banana leaves in the foreground. Clear case for deity murti rather than named forms.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A photograph of a temple puja before several deity murtis under a decorated pavilion. A man with very long dark matted hair, wearing a red-orange dhoti and a flower garland, stands with his back to the camera, facing a central goddess murti with multiple arms and a crown, dressed in white and gold. Flanking murtis include a white-clad goddess on the right and an elephant-headed Ganesha on the left. On the left, a young man in orange dhoti with gold border holds a tray of offerings. A brass oil lamp stands on the right, with flower petals scattered on the floor and a hand-drawn white kolam design. A cameraman films in the background. a person appearance is uncertain, so the person is described by role only.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08October 11 20162016-10-11September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style pavilion with a central deity murti, a goddess figure with multiple arms holding objects, seated on a gold and red throne decorated with marigold garlands. A fire flame burns in front of the murti. A figure in the foreground, seen from behind, has long dreadlocked black hair, a white and red floral garland, and a red-brown robe, facing the shrine. To the left, attendants in orange dhotis carry a tray and stand beside a Ganesha murti in white and pink. Flanking figures in white and gold with decorated arches, a peacock-like white shape and bells, a kalasha-like lamp and leafy toran decorate the ceremony space, with a red cushioned seat at right.2016-10-08Photograph of a devotee seen from behind, kneeling at an outdoor shrine. The devotee has long dark braided hair, a white flower garland with red blossoms, a brown-red cloth around the waist and a red-brown armband. In front stand a group of painted deity murti with white arched backdrops and red panels, including figures with multiple arms, a figure with an elephant head, and a golden peetha holding a decorated seat with red cloth and flowers. Brass oil lamps, a red kumkum-marked vessel and green banana leaves with offerings lie before the shrine, with a rangoli on the ground. Other people in orange cloth stand at the left edge. A green canopy with garlands frames the scene.2016-10-08October 02 20142014-10-02A festival hall decorated for a durga puja-style worship with large painted clay deity murtis: a multi-armed goddess murti with a lion mount at centre, flanked by additional murtis including a figure with an elephant head and ornate golden halos, with marigold garlands. In the right foreground, a seated figure in a red-brown robe and a silver ornate chair/peetha receives ritual attention while a standing attendant in a rust-coloured robe waves a white chamara fan. Below, many people in orange and saffron head cloths and robes sit on the floor facing the altar, with silver and brass ritual vessels and oil lamps on the dais and a silver kalasha-like structure at right. White and pink cloth canopies hang overhead.2017-09-28