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A priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and bare chest stands at left, pouring liquid from a small copper vessel over a large black Shiva lingam set on a black yoni-peetha base. Behind the lingam, a deity murti is dressed in a red and gold sari-like garment and adorned with gold ornaments and white and yellow flower garlands. A red and gold cloth drapes the altar, and a decorated fabric hangs at right. The scene shows abhishekam in a temple shrine.

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