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Night photograph of an outdoor stepped display for the Thaipusam festival at the Adi Kailash Aadheenam, with many small murti figures of Lord Muruga and related deities arranged on tiered steps decorated with yellow and purple garlands. A central shrine canopy with an image of a deity sits at the top, lit by bright floodlights. In the foreground, several large bronze pots or kalasha vessels and flower offerings rest on a colourful striped cloth. A silver palanquin-style structure stands at left. At lower right, a photographer in orange clothing is partially visible, filming the scene. No people are otherwise visible; the figures are statues.

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