Namaste Jodhaa
I am not sure about a mirror in front of the shrine, but I do remember accompanying a Hindu pujari to a home of an Indian family who paid the Pujari to perform the puja. He asked me to come with him as a driver to drivec him to this house of the Indian family in a nice area of San Francisco.
That was a long time ago, but I recall a mirror being held up to Devi.
I think in some cases a mirror is offered to Devi. So thinking of this, I checked the Internet and found this:
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Puranas and Hindu Holy Scriptures are filled with instructions regarding various aspects of Durga Puja. On the third day of the puja the third day from Mahalaya a mirror, vermilion and thin cotton dipped in dye are offered. Usually only a silver coated looking glass is offered as a mirror. But in some instances Darpan a speculum mirror is also offered.
The darpan mirror is used while bathing the murti of Goddess Durga whenever there is a ritual bathing of Goddess Durga, it is the reflection on the darpan mirror that is bathed not the original murti.
The darpan is also immersed in a pot of water on the morning of Dasami day when the murtis bid farewell.
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Perhaps some others may comment about offering Murthi a mirror. One of my favorite and mystic almost in power is seeing Murthi form being escorted or carried on a vehicle, cart or animal form mount, in the sky, and then a cup is raised by a lift to offer a "drink" to the Devi.
Your Lakshmi has a Jagannath quality, you should make a Jagannath Murthi set in my opinion. Your shrine box is very nice, did you make it?
Om Namah Sivaya
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