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A metal utsava murti of a goddess stands within a heart-shaped frame of red, yellow, purple, white and green garlands, under a red fringed ceremonial umbrella on a gold-brocade-draped palanquin. The figure wears a jewelled crown, leopard-print garment with coin-like ornaments, rudraksha mala, and holds a lotus-like object and a small pot. Two partly visible men in white dhotis with sacred ash marks and rudraksha malas stand at the lower right, one near a bare-chested priest. The scene appears to be a night procession.

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