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A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala bends forward at a temple shrine, pouring liquid from a brass pot onto a dark stone lingam set in a black basin. Behind him, two gilded deity murtis stand under a golden arch draped with multicoloured marigold garlands; the central figure wears a crown and red-and-green silk, and a ceremonial trident leans beside the basin. A small white statue of a seated figure sits in front of the lingam, and a bronze kalasha rests nearby. The scene reads as abhishekam at a temple shrine.

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