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Photograph of a golden statue being bathed in a ritual abhishekam. A large gilded deity murti stands against a deep red velvet curtain, wearing a red dhoti-style lower garment and bare upper body, with hands raised in blessing. Its face and body are coated with golden paste, and liquid streams down from the figure. A smaller golden figure of a seated child-like form stands in front on a pedestal. In the upper left, a human arm extends from outside the frame holding a strand of beads with a bead tassel, and it pours or applies a liquid over the statue. Offerings and drips coat the pedestal.