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Inside an ornate golden temple shrine, a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long matted hair, rudraksha beads and white sacred ash on his arms and chest, pours or anoints a kalasha placed atop a deity murti seated on a gold throne. The murti is draped in a white and yellow-checked cloth, a red and green sari-like cover, red-and-gold necklaces and a garland of red hibiscus and pink flowers. Brass oil lamps with red hibiscus, a small brass pot and a lion statue flank the seat; a dark black deity figure with a crown and garland stands in the background, and a gold patterned wall frames the scene. The priest appears to perform abhishekam, with no clear identification of the person.

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