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Dark night photograph of a large dark stone or wooden deity murti with multiple raised arms, partly silhouetted against a black background. A thin wisp of smoke or incense rises from the centre of the figure, and a long trident-like staff is held diagonally across the lower frame. Green foliage is visible at the upper left and a warmly lit doorway or window glows behind the figure at the right. Some small dark shapes at the lower right edge may be a person, but they are barely visible.

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