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A photo of a Durga deity murti under a decorated gold and blue arched canopy at an open-sided pandal, with a red umbrella overhead. The multi-armed Durga figure holds weapons including a trident and a sword, with a lion and a demon figure at her base. Two smaller figures flank her, one in dark clothing with a raised hand. A saffron and orange cloth drapes the foreground and flower petals lie on the platform. No physical people are clearly visible; the figures are murtis.

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