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A photograph inside an open-sided stone shrine with a carved dark granite base and a gilded arched frame. At the centre sits a deity murti with multiple arms and a red-and-gold crown, holding a trident-like staff and a sword, seated beside a consort figure in green and gold garments; a small devotee statue stands to the right. The altar holds brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, fruit, flowers and a garland. In the foreground at right, a standing woman with bare shoulders wears a rust-and-gold sari with a white flower garland and faces the shrine with folded hands in worship. A red curtain hangs at left, and a bronze bowl sits in the lower corner.

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