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A temple puja before a large white deity murti of Durga-style goddess with multiple arms and a crown, flanked by smaller white figures, garlanded with marigold and red flower garlands. Foreground, a small seated child-like figure in green clothes receives worship. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at left, extending his hand toward the deities. At right, a man in white dhoti with yellow border stands in a covered open pavilion. Brass lamps and a flowered altar cloth are in front, with trees behind.

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