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A priest bare-chested in a white dhoti pours water from a golden kalasha over a silver-white murti of a multi-armed deity seated on a pedestal during abhishekam. The deity is Lord Subramanya with multiple arms and a crown-like head, surrounded by a peacock-feather backdrop in blue and teal. Two dark stone attendant statues in yellow-gold dhotis flank the altar, and brass oil lamps hang from above. Water flows down the murti and pooling base. No a person candidate is visible.

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