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A Navaratri puja in an open-sided pavilion with a tin roof and a banner of a world map. Several women in silk saris, including green, red, white and multicoloured, sit on chairs wearing white and marigold garlands. A young child in a blue outfit sits among them. On the left, a man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl stands barefoot, facing the seated women. In front of them are brass pooja vessels, plates of flowers, and colourful striped mats strewn with petals. Behind them are large ornate deity murtis with golden halos and a fierce goddess holding a trident, and a man in orange is visible at the far right. A clock in the top corner reads 10:00.

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