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A four-panel collage of a temple abhishekam to a black stone deity murti, labelled METROPOLIS 01/17/2025. In the top-left panel a young girl in an orange blouse and orange skirt pours liquid from a pot over the murti's head. The top-right panel shows the liquid streaming down the head and shoulders while the deity wears a brown-gold draped cloth with a yellow waist sash. The bottom-left panel shows the girl in orange holding a brass plate with a small lamp before the murti. The bottom-right panel shows the adorned deity with a white and red tilak, ornate gold and jewelled necklaces, and a blue cloth with gold embroidery against a green backdrop. The deity has multiple arms and a tall crown, and the figure is a murti, not a living person.

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