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A gilded statue of a standing male figure in a golden ornate frame is being anointed with turmeric-yellow paste on the left half and red paste on the right half, the colours running down the body. The statue wears a long brown-maroon garment and multiple dark rudraksha mala necklaces. A red velvet backdrop sits behind it. Two hands from outside the frame hold brass pots pouring or offering liquid, and a red-and-white garland drapes the top of the frame. The scene is an abhishekam ritual on a deity murti, with the figure shown as a statue rather than a living person.

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