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Night-time puja at an outdoor temple stage before a large deity murti of the goddess, with a white umbrella canopy and white floral decoration. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left raising a lit lamp toward the deities, with fairy lights and bunting above. Several seated devotees in white clothes sit on a mat in the foreground, one wearing a yellow-trimmed dhoti. A figure in orange robes kneels at the right beside offerings, and a person in a blue shawl sits on a red velvet chair at far right. Smaller deity figures, including an elephant-headed form, are arranged around the central image, with kalasha-style decorations and brightly coloured canopies.

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