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Night photograph of a large multi-armed deity murti of Durga, richly decorated with green and gold embroidered crown and garments, yellow marigold garlands, and holding weapons including a long golden staff. A roaring lion and a teal-skinned figure with a mask sit beside her on a blue pedestal. In front, a seated man in a rust-brown robe wearing a multicoloured flower garland and rudraksha-style beads raises one hand while holding a silver staff. At right edge, a bare-chested man in a rudraksha mala holds a decorated pot on his head. A small golden Ganesha relief appears on the low decorated stand below.

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