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A ritual bathing or abhishekam-style ceremony at an indoor temple. Four men kneel at the edge of a shallow white-lined pool filled with water and scattered red and yellow flower petals. Two men at centre and left hold small golden and green-clad ritual figures and a gold kalasha-like vessel, with a rudraksha mala and bare chest. A woman in a cream sari with gold necklace kneels behind them, hands joined. Behind the pool, a man in a yellow robe and red head cloth speaks into a microphone. The shrine has white carved arches and multiple white marble deity murtis with red, green and gold decorations and garlands. The scene is a sacred water ritual with attendants and devotees.

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