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Outdoor temple ritual under a white cloth canopy during Navaratri at Adhi Kailasa. A large, richly decorated golden deity murti of Devi Durga with a multi-hooded halo stands at centre, with a garlanded figure beside it. Several men in orange cloths and orange shoulder wraps hold leaf-covered brass trays of offerings aloft toward the deity. A figure in dark red robes at upper left, with long dark hair and a red-and-gold headband, stands on a metal staircase scattering flower petals toward the murti. Other devotees with shaved heads and orange garments stand nearby, and a gilded deity image appears at upper left.

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