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A decorated deity murti of the goddess Meenakshi seated on an ornate golden throne with a gold-embroidered arched backdrop. The figure wears a green silk sari with a magenta and gold border, a dark green velvet blouse and red sleeves, layered gold and red-stone necklaces, a gold coin necklace, and a black crown with gold ornaments. It holds a golden parrot-headed sceptre-like object in one hand and is garlanded with white chrysanthemums and red roses. Caption text reads the temple and the Navaratri Meenakshi Shodashopachara Puja. No physical people are visible.

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