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Ritual abhishekam being performed on metal murti figures against a golden lattice screen. A priest's bare arm, marked with white ash stripes, pours water over the central standing figure, which is draped in yellow cloth and holds a staff and other attributes. Beside it stand a female figure in yellow with a teal and gold border and a male figure with a long beard and rudraksha mala. Flower offerings rest at the bases. Printed caption along the bottom reads 'devi and swamiji abhishekam | day 5 | rajarajeshwari brahmotsavam' with a 2021 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam copyright line.

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