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A photograph of a temple ritual in which a person in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered cloth wraps the upper body, a gold armlet on the upper arm, and a garland of red and white flowers, stands at left smiling while offering a silver plate of food to a deity murti. The murti is elaborately decorated with thick garlands of yellow, purple, red and pink flowers, white flower strands, a white crown, and green and gold garments, seated on a gold throne with a purple cloth beneath. A large orange fruit sits at the base of the murti, and an ornate painted deity figure with a mustached face appears at upper right. The scene is an abhishekam or puja offering.

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