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A temple abhishekam at night in front of a large floral arch of marigolds, roses and green leaves framing two life-size deity murtis, a male figure with a crown and a female figure in a red and gold sari with heavy gold jewellery. A man with long dreadlocks and an orange-red wrap, standing in the foreground, pours water from a brass vessel over the deity's base, a black stone shivalinga-like pedestal in a dark basin. Two bare-chested men in white dhoti with gold borders kneel at the basin and assist with the ritual. Several men in orange-saffron robes stand at left, one holding a conch-shaped vessel. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand along the sides, and a deity figure appears in the right background.

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