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A photograph of a temple abhishekam ritual. A bare-chested man with grey-streaked hair and a beard sits cross-legged on the floor in orange ochre cloth with a red shawl, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a tilak on his forehead. He gestures with both hands. Beside him stands a gilded square yagna-style platform holding a small silver figure of a bull (nandi) draped in green cloth. Around him are brass vessels, a bell, a lamp, a plate of flower petals, and marigold garlands. Standing behind are men in orange dhotis and one in white dhoti, and a woman in white at right. The background has red and white striped walls. Five or six people are visible.

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