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Photograph of a ritual abhishekam at night under a pale tent canopy. A priest with a bare upper body and a white dhoti with a blue border stands at centre, holding up a silver vessel with a spout over his head, with yellow marigold garlands and a yellow cloth draped over his shoulders. Steam or vapour rises and drifts through the right side of the frame. At left, a second man with a bare chest, a yellow shawl and a small bell in his hand appears partly cut off. The scene suggests a Rudra abhishekam offering.

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