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Night procession with a large multi-armed Durga-style deity murti in a richly decorated ornate crown, holding weapons and a trident-like staff, with marigold garlands. Beside her are Ganesha with pink and gold ornaments and another goddess murti with a gold crown. A lion figure rests at the front. A man in a white shirt sits at the lion's base, and a few people in dark clothing stand below beneath colourful umbrellas and flags under dark sky.

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Night procession with a large illuminated clay murti of Devi, a multi-armed goddess with a crown and red-and-gold sari, holding weapons including a trident, standing on a lion. Beside her are figures of Ganesha in pink and gold and other deities with ornate headdresses. Crowds walk beneath dark umbrellas and red-and-orange flags, with a trident-topped pole in the foreground.2017-09-30A night procession at Vijaya Dashami features a large illuminated clay murti of multi-armed Goddess Durga, holding weapons including a trident-like staff, adorned with yellow garlands and a jeweled crown, mounted above a tiger-like figure. Beside her stand a Ganesha murti in pink and a second deity murti in green and gold. Below, a crowd of devotees walks under purple and red flags and umbrellas, with a few faces visible in the dark. No identifiable a person is visible in the frame.2017-09-30Night procession of large decorated deity murtis on a float, lit against a dark sky. A towering multi-armed Durga-style murti with a lion mount, holding weapons and a trident, dominates the right. Beside her are a pink-bodied Ganesha with an elephant head and other gilded murtis with crowns and garlands. Many people walk beneath black umbrellas in the foreground, some in orange clothing near the float. Red flags and a lit structure appear in the background.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession photograph with a large colourful Durga murti on a raised float, the goddess with many arms holding weapons, wearing a green and gold crown and red and gold sari, riding beside a golden lion. A smaller Ganesha murti in pink and a second decorated deity figure stand to the right, garlanded with yellow flowers. Orange and red flags and umbrellas fill the foreground while a crowd moves below. A seated man in white ritual clothing sits at the base of the float near the lion, appearance uncertain, so no identification is made. Dark sky surrounds the illuminated float.2017-09-30Night procession at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a large illuminated deity murti of Devi Adishakti on a decorated ratha, seated on a roaring lion and holding multiple arms with weapons. Beside her, smaller decorated murtis stand on the float, and a blue-skinned figure rides below. Devotees and figures in orange and saffron clothing walk among colourful umbrellas and red flags, with a trident visible in the foreground. A man in a white shirt wearing a flower garland sits near the lion at the front of the float, but his appearance is too uncertain to identify him. Marigold garlands drape the deity. Some people visible in the crowd are in the foreground.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night photograph of a large festival procession float carrying a tall, multi-armed deity murti of Devi with a lion mount beneath her, decorated with garlands, gold ornaments and a red-and-gold garment. Flanking figures and a blue-skinned figure stand on the float. Below, a man in saffron-coloured dhoti and shawl with a red-and-white garland sits on a blue platform in front of the lion. Red flags, umbrellas and an overhead tent cover frame the scene.2017-09-30Night procession photograph of a large illuminated Durga murti on a decorated float, the goddess with many arms holding weapons, a spear, and a lotus-like offering, seated above a roaring lion. Bright gold and green embellished crown and garlands of marigold-orange flowers adorn her red and pink sari. Beside her, a smaller Ganesha figure with pink attire and a second deity figure stand lit against the darkness. At the lower left, a man in white clothing with a garland of orange flowers walks beside the lion, with a crowd of silhouetted onlookers and dark umbrella-like canopies below.2017-09-30Night procession with a large colourful clay murti of the goddess Durga riding a lion, eight or more arms raised holding weapons including a trident and sword, gold crown, red and pink sari with gold border, garlanded with yellow marigolds. A smaller similarly adorned goddess figure stands at the far left. Crowd of devotees beneath many dark and blue umbrellas, some in orange clothing, with red flags and a small blue deity figure near the lion. Bright lights in the background.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession with a large illuminated deity murti of Devi, multi-armed and crowned, with a lion mount and gold, green and red adornments, carried on a decorated ratha. Two smaller figures stand beside her on the ratha. Below, a man in orange and white with a flower garland sits on the ratha platform in front of the lion. Behind, a crowd of devotees in orange and red clothing walks under decorated umbrellas and red flags, lit by floodlights.2017-09-30