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Photograph of a Navaratri Durga Prana Pratishtha ceremony with a large golden deity murti of Devi Durga with multiple arms, holding a trident and weapons, decorated with gold ornaments and a red-and-white garland. In front, a figure with long matted dark hair, a red-and-white flower garland on the head, bare shoulders, gold armbands and a red-brown cloth, stands on a white metal staircase performing a ritual with a lamp or offering. Two other devotees sit at the lower left, one bare-chested with a red garland, and flower offerings lie in front. Ceiling of pink cloth and corrugated sheeting; a loudspeaker and camera are visible. The scene is a puja before the deity murti.

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