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A photograph of a Durga deity murti under a metal-roofed open shelter, seated on a lion mount and surrounded by yellow marigold garlands. The goddess wears a white lace-patterned robe and holds weapons. Beside her, figures of attendant deities stand with green and gold details. On the right, a man with a bare upper body and a red-orange dhoti holds a lit oil lamp and a small bell toward the murti while wearing a white flower garland. On the left, a shaved-headed man in a red-orange cloth kneels with palms joined in namaskar, facing the murti. Above, a flame rises from the lamp, indicating an aarti or puja.

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