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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a dark stone deity murti of Devi, dressed in a purple silk sari and silver-white ornate necklaces, with a silver face or crown mask and a tilak mark. A gold arched prabhavali frame surrounds the image, decorated with red, orange and green flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a brass bell rests on the floor. A woman in a green sari, seen from behind at the left edge, touches or offers something to the deity. No a person candidate is visible.

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