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Outdoor shelter with red metal framing and a hanging red and gold canopy with beaded fringe. In the centre stands a large Durga murti with a gold arched backdrop, blue and black figure with multiple arms holding weapons, flanked by smaller figures including a green lion-like animal and a golden seated figure. Two women in orange and red saris stand at left, one with long dark hair in a bun, performing puja with raised hands near the deity. Brass oil lamps and a tall brass kalasha-style lamp stand in the foreground on a red-and-gold cloth. Trees and gravel are visible behind.

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