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Outdoor evening ritual at a temple-style pavilion with golden gateway arches framing a deity murti decorated with garlands and a golden crown. Many bare-chested male priests and devotees sit on the ground facing a raised platform where several priests in white dhotis and shawls perform a puja beside brass lamps and flower-decked offerings. A seated figure in a red-banded white garment and a red-fringed head cloth presides at centre. A large flat-screen television displays a close-up of a man in a red garment with a rudraksha-like necklace. A gold ornate vahana stands in the foreground, and colourful hanging festoons decorate the roof.

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September 26 20172017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesOctober 01 20172017-10-01Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like stage under a white canopy with colourful hanging tassels. Many bare-chested male devotees in white dhotis with sacred threads sit in rows on red carpet facing a raised platform. On the platform, a figure in orange-red clothing sits on a yellow dais before a shrine with deity murti and garlands; an attendant in orange stands nearby. Golden bull statues (nandi) and a gilded palanquin or ratha are in the foreground. Several white-clad attendants are at the right side. Strong stage lighting and microphones surround the scene.2017-10-01Night outdoor ritual on a red carpet under a decorated canopy hung with colourful embroidered banners. A central seated figure in an orange and red robe with beaded necklaces sits on a raised white-and-red seat before a large golden shrine with deity murti, flanked by garlands. Several people in white dhotis and cream saris sit on the carpet facing him, some bare-chested, and a few in orange saffron clothing tend a fire lamp at left. Gold ornamental seats and camera tripods are visible. Ritual setting with devotees seated in attendance.2017-09-24 +2 copiesLarge outdoor pavilion at night during a Navaratri ceremony. Rows of seated devotees fill red carpets; many men are bare-chested with white dhotis and yellow borders, while women wear white and yellow saris, one in green. Two large golden bull (nandi) statues face the central aisle. Hanging colourful festoons decorate the canopy. At the far end, a lit deity murti shrine and a screen show a live feed of the ceremony, with ornate golden thrones and offerings nearby.2017-09-26October 01 20172017-10-01A large night-time ceremony in a canopied tent hall with a red carpet aisle. Rows of seated participants, mostly men bare-chested in white dhotis with yellow borders and sacred threads, face a decorated shrine with a deity murti at the far end. Women in white and yellow saris sit at right, and a golden bull statue stands at center foreground beside a golden lion-like figure. Colourful hanging fabric lanterns, paper lamps and string lights decorate the ceiling, and a screen shows a small image near the shrine.2017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copies