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A golden deity murti of the goddess is decorated for worship in a shrine framed by ornate gold metalwork and tall brass lamp stands with oil lamps. The image wears a tall ornate crown and heavy jewelled necklaces, and is garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers, with red fabric draped behind. A person in an orange turban and dark robe, visible at the right edge, reaches toward the murti with a ritual implement. Smoke or incense haze blurs the lower foreground. Bottom captions read Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Mahalakshmi Deeparadhana.

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