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Outdoor temple shelter with a large colourful Durga murti in a gilded arch, a red-and-gold canopy with hanging crystal beads above. The goddess has many arms holding weapons, a jewelled blue and gold ornament, and attendant figures with lion and green-faced figures at the base. At left, a man in a red-orange shawl with bare shoulders stands with hands folded in front of his face, a gilded kalasha-like brass vessel nearby. Trees and a metal frame structure surround the open-sided pavilion, a sword and trident visible in the murti's arms.

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