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A temple shrine scene during Navaratri puja at Adi Kailaasa, Bengaluru. A seated figure in a silver ornate throne wears a red-brown robe and a white and orange garland, hands folded. A priest in a rust-orange dhoti, bare-chested, stands at right holding a brass plate and bowl near a fire pit (homa) with flames. Behind them stand two painted deity murtis: a female figure in gold and yellow with a crown and a male figure in blue-grey tones. A blue deity figure stands at far left. Silver chairs, striped mats, marigold garlands and brass lamps surround the fire pit.

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