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Outdoors under a tree and a corrugated shelter, three shirtless men in white and orange dhotis perform a ritual at a golden shrine. One man in a white dhoti and a man in an orange cloth with vibhuti on his forehead bend over and pour liquid from a vessel. A third man, bare-chested with a sacred thread and vibhuti marks, stands behind them. The golden shrine is draped with a gold cloth and wrapped in white jasmine and red rose garlands, with a clear glass cylinder holding red liquid inside. Another man in orange stands in the background. This appears to be abhishekam at a shrine.

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