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Photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple shrine. Two priests in saffron-red dhotis and red turbans stand at left; the central man wears a red-orange shawl, white and red garlands and a rudraksha-style mala, holding a white cloth bundle, while a younger attendant in red and gold assists beside him. Behind them a golden-yellow altar cloth supports three deity murtis draped in white-pink-red flower garlands, with a silver crown and jewelled ornaments on the central image. A clear spatika-style lingam sits on a dark stone base with white and red flowers, and silver bowls of offerings are held at right. Wood-panelled walls form the backdrop.

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