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Indoor photo of a ritual abhishekam at a house visit. A seated figure in an orange-red robe and maroon dhoti wears a large red and yellow marigold garland and holds a silver trident aloft, seated on a raised orange-draped seat. Before him, a man in white kurta and dhoti pours liquid from a small steel vessel over a shivalingam set in a brass tray with yellow flowers. Around them sit devotees: a man in a white shirt, a man in a green-and-white checked shirt, a shaved-headed priest in an orange-and-gold sash and rudraksha mala, and a young man in orange sitting cross-legged. A standing attendant in orange clothing with a mala stands near the doorway. Purple paper streamers and a blue ribbon decorate the wall.

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