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A photograph of a temple shrine with three copper-toned deity murti standing on pedestals before a blue cloth backdrop framed by gold-coloured carved arches. The central four-armed figure holds a trident-like staff, a small drum and a flame-like object, and wears a tall crown and necklaces. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread pours liquid from a vessel over the left-hand figure during abhishekam. A blue draped figure stands at right, and an orange wall surrounds the shrine. A timestamp reads 04/11/2024 13:16.

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A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border pours liquid from a small vessel over a copper-toned metal deity murti during abhishekam. He wears glasses and a beaded wrist band. Two standing metal deity figures are visible, one holding a flute and a conch-like object, and one in an orange cloth holding a lamp. A smaller figure stands at the left, and a seated figure in a red and gold garment is blurred in the background. A brass kalasha sits on the wooden table, and petals are scattered on the platform. Blue draped cloth and a gold arch frame the shrine.2025-04-27A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border pours liquid from a brass vessel over a copper-toned deity murti in a temple shrine. The central figure has a crown, multiple arms holding a drum, a trident-like staff and other objects, and is adorned with jewellery. Beside it stands a smaller copper murti with a flute, and to the right a female murti wears a yellow sari. 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The central figure is a standing four-armed deity murti with a tall crown, coated in white milk-like substance, and flanked by a smaller murti in a green garment. Steel vessels and a bucket sit on the floor in front, with yellow flowers scattered on the wooden platform. Peach-coloured walls surround the scene.2025-06-07A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at a wooden altar, raising a green coconut with both hands toward a bronze murti of a flute-playing deity with a tall crown and a smaller bronze figure beside it. The murtis stand on a blue draped backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch, and a brass vessel sits on the altar table. The priest's bare back shows sacred white markings, consistent with an abhishekam offering. 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