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Photograph of a temple abhishekam at a KAILASA temple hall. A woman in a red and maroon silk sari pours liquid from a vessel over a stone lingam-style abhishekam stand, while a seated priest in white dhoti with a gold border and a bare-chested man with white markings on his body stand nearby. The priest sits on an orange cloth beside a tray of small brass oil lamps and a bowl of red flower petals, and holds a bowl of milk. To the right, a deity murti is decorated with white and red garlands and ornate gold-toned jewelry on an orange cloth. Behind them, a purple-draped shrine with a gold arch holds a deity figure, and a seated deity on a purple throne appears at left.

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