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A photograph of a Navaratri puja at an outdoor temple setting with a corrugated metal roof. Several saffron-robed priests and attendants kneel on colourful cloth and flower-strewn mats before a golden-framed backdrop holding deity murtis, including a yellow-saried goddess with a lion nearby and a blue-skinned figure. A seated man on an ornate silver throne wears a yellow flower garland and red-brown cloth, with a silver parasol above him. Brass lamps, conch shells and garlands are arranged on the floor. Two boys in orange cloth sit at the front of the puja, and a child in orange kneels to the right. There are several priests in orange and red-brown robes performing the ritual.

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