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Night photograph of a large illuminated Durga murti with many arms, wearing a red and gold sari, ornate green-and-gold crown and yellow marigold garlands. She rides a fierce golden lion with open jaws, and a blue-skinned figure with a sword stands beside her. In the foreground, a bearded man in a saffron-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and a white-and-orange flower garland sits in front of the lion, holding a staff; he is the only visible physical person, with a few partially visible figures at the bottom edge. Probable Swamiji (probable): a bearded man with long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland in saffron-brown robes, seated before the murti during a Vijaya Dashami procession.

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