Night-time ritual abhishekam at an outdoor gathering. A priest in a magenta turban, bare-chested with a white dhoti bordered in teal and gold, pours water from a raised clear pot wrapped with green leaves over three bronze deity murtis with crowns and ornaments. Behind them, seated and standing devotees in white and dark clothing watch in the dark. Water streams down over the figures. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night-time ritual abhishekam at an outdoor gathering. A priest in a magenta turban, bare-chested with a white dhoti bordered in teal and gold, pours water from a raised clear pot wrapped with green leaves over three bronze deity murtis with crowns and ornaments. Behind them, seated and standing devotees in white and dark clothing watch in the dark. Water streams down over the figures.

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