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Night photograph of a large illuminated Durga murti in white and gold drapery with many arms holding weapons, riding or standing beside a lion, with a green-skinned demon figure under her feet. Yellow and orange marigold garlands hang on the deity. Seated before the murti at its base is a man with dark hair and a beard wearing a red and multicoloured flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, his face turned upward toward the image. Dark foliage at left and a partly visible person at right edge.

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