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Night photograph of a ritual at an outdoor altar built from stacked white rectangular blocks, decorated with yellow and orange flower petals and a few small red flowers. A man in an orange robe and a tall patterned cap stands at the right, reaching toward the altar with a small object in his hands. Behind the altar, several young people in white clothing sit on the ground, some with white garments and a cord across the shoulder, one holding a small item. A red cloth hangs on the wall behind them, and a sheet of yellow garlands and incense sticks lies on the altar. The setting appears to be a Navaratri observance at Aadi Kailaasa in Bengaluru.

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