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A temple shrine dressed with marigold and multicolored flower garlands. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl stands at a black stone shivalinga-style abhishekam basin, pouring liquid from a golden vessel over a green-tinted lingam. Behind him is a large deity murti of Shiva with an elaborate crown-like headdress and rudraksha-style necklaces, beside a female deity form in a red and green sari with a long staff. A gilded standing figure with palms joined stands at left, and a small white marble statue sits in the foreground at the base of the basin. The scene reads as abhishekam worship in a temple sanctum.

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