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A night puja before a large blue-skinned goddess murti with a crown, a raised sword and a garland of yellow and magenta marigolds, with a skull garland at her chest. A bearded man in a rust-red robe and a white and red flower garland stands on the left, one hand raised and the other holding a long white and red decorated staff toward the murti. Behind him a man in white holds a microphone, a shirtless attendant stands at the lower left holding a tray of flowers, and a gold and orange decorated stand is at right. Strings of coloured lights hang above under a metal roof.

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