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A devotee in a rust-brown wrap and leopard-print skirt, with a rudraksha bead headpiece and bead necklaces, pours a yellow liquid from a golden vessel over a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati. The Shiva figure wears a crescent crown, a leopard-print wrap and holds a trident and a drum; the Parvati figure wears a gold crown, a green and red silk sari with jewelled ornaments. Both are draped in garlands of yellow, white, red and pink flowers within a gilded arch. Two smaller figures and a flower-decorated pink garland sit before the abhishekam platform, with flower petals scattered at the base. The scene appears to be a ritual bathing of the deities.