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A photograph of a Navaratri puja inside a temple hall with large golden-framed goddess murtis: a central multi-armed Durga figure in red holding a trident, flanked by two haloed goddess images and a pink-bodied Ganesha, with a lion beside the central figure. A fire pit with a pale kundam stands in front, and brass oil lamps and a silver-lined altar hold flower-decorated murtis. Several women in red, green and cream saris wear white jasmine garlands and sit near the altar. On the right a bare-chested man in orange-striped wrap and gold-trimmed clothing sits in prayer with folded hands, and at the left foreground two young men in orange and saffron clothing and rudraksha malas sit near a tray of offerings. Festive mats cover the floor.

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