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A photograph of a Navaratri puja shrine at KAILASA Hyderabad. At the centre stands a multi-armed Durga murti with a golden crown and many raised arms, flanked by painted clay figures of Ganesha with a pink trunk, Lakshmi-type goddesses and a green figure. In front sits a large printed cutout photograph of a smiling figure in a red-saffron turban with a crescent emblem, red-orange robe and rudraksha beads, garlanded with yellow, white and red flower malas and seated on a red-gold throne. A man in saffron-orange cloth bends over the offering area at left, while a seated devotee's hands are visible at lower left. Brass vessels, incense sticks, a red-gold cloth, a tray of flowers and a brass lamp with a flame sit on the floor before the altar.

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