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Abhishekam ritual at a temple shrine with two large golden-bronze deity murtis seated side by side, one bare-torsoed with a crown and the other in an orange cloth with a crown. Priests in orange and white dhotis pour water and liquid over the statues, and water runs down a central stone pedestal. A smaller white statue of a seated figure and a golden standing statue in an arched golden doorway are in front.

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