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A green-faced deity murti with wide eyes, a red mouth and a dark curly mane is being touched on the head by a priest's hand. The priest wears an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment, a sandalwood-coloured wrist band and a rudraksha bracelet. The deity wears an ornate gold and red-jeweled necklace and earrings, holds a silver arrow-like implement, and rests beside a black-and-white snake. Behind is a richly embroidered red and gold textile with mirror-work and floral garlands. Only the priest's torso and arm are visible, and the statue is the main subject of this ritual scene at a Navaratri Durga pratima prana pratishtha.

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