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A night-time Navaratri puja on an orange-draped dais under a canopy strung with leaf garlands and paper lanterns. At centre stands a large white-clad Devi murti with multiple arms, seated on a lion, flanked by smaller white-and-red decorated figures and a cushioned throne at right. Priests in white dhotis perform worship at a central puja table with brass lamps, plates and a kalasha-style vessel. A man in white plays a handheld instrument at left. At right a seated man with orange clothing, a rudraksha mala and striped shawl sits on a chair. Young girls in red and a boy in white sit near the altar. Children and adults in the foreground watch from below, their backs to the camera.

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