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A close photograph of a golden Ganesha murti being sprinkled with white powder during a Shatmurthy Abhishekam ritual. A hand from the upper left pours the powder over the figure, which holds a modak, an axe and a lotus-like object with its trunk curled to the right. Beside it stand other polished gold-toned deity murtis, including a seated figure with a crown and a figure with raised hands, all dusted with the same white powder. Warm blurred background with brass vessels. Caption reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 5.

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