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A photograph of a Navaratri-style temple tableau under a white tent with pink and red draping. Central deity murti of a multi-armed goddess in red and gold sari stands with a lion beside her, flanked by large yellow peacock-feather halos. Figures of Ganesha in pink and another goddess with a veena stand to the left and right, all adorned with yellow marigold garlands. On a silver throne at right, a seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and white garland, receives the attention of a devotee. Seated devotees in orange and saffron head wraps sit on the floor in the foreground, and a standing man in a maroon dhoti and bare upper body stands at right by a yellow-draped altar. Brass lamps, flowers and offerings are arranged along the platform.

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