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A photograph inside a tent-covered hall of a temple-style shrine during Navaratri worship. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind with long dark locks and a red garment, adorned with bangles and a red-and-white flower garland on the head, extends an arm toward a shrine. Behind, several large gold-and-jewelled arched backdrops frame deity murtis: a multi-armed Durga with a trident and weapons at centre, flanked by additional goddess figures in golden saris and garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on a red-draped platform beside a flower-covered altar, a fire pit lies in the foreground, and scattered petals cover the floor. A steel staircase leads to the central deity.

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