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Close photo of a gilded bronze Nataraja murti of Shiva in dancing pose, its face painted and adorned with a jatamakuta crown, being bathed with white liquid poured from a cloth-wrapped vessel held by a hand at the upper right. The murti's raised hand, arms and ornate prabhavali halo are visible, with milky liquid running down its torso and legs. A brass bowl sits at the lower left edge. The worshipper's forearm bears white horizontal tripundra markings. This appears to be an abhishekam ritual; no other people are visible.

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