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A four-panel collage of abhishekam at a temple shrine. A person in a blue blouse, green sari and black face mask pours liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone murti of a multi-armed deity seated on a peacock-like mount, against a peacock-feather backdrop. Two smaller figures in yellow draped cloth flank the central murti. Later panels show the murti bathed in milk and turmeric, shining golden. Brass oil lamps hang overhead. The collage has no physical people beyond the single pourer.

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