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A Suhasini Puja during Navaratri at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A seated woman in a green silk saree with a maroon and gold border, heavy gold necklaces and a red bindi sits on an orange tufted velvet throne with gold carved frame, holding a silver tray of flowers and offerings. A priest in saffron-orange cloth with a long rudraksha mala and sacred ash on his arms stands at left, pouring from a small vessel or lamp into the tray. Behind them is a silver and jewelled carved lion or elephant sculpture on a golden pedestal, with a gold-trimmed red curtain. The priest is not clearly identifiable by appearance, so no identity is asserted.

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