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A ceremonial abhishekam scene at an outdoor camp. A figure seated on a gold throne wears an orange-red turban, a gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and pours liquid from a copper vessel over a silver shivalinga-style object on a tray, with an orange cloth draped over the table. Several shirtless young men sit at the table, one wearing a white cloth and a bowl of white liquid sits nearby; a man in an orange shawl and white ritual clothes stands behind, with a gold-fringed umbrella overhead. Men in orange and red robes, a cameraman with a video camera and people holding phones crowd the frame, with marigolds, fruit and brass vessels on the table. Swamiji (probable): the seated throne figure in orange-red turban, gold necklace and rudraksha-style mala performing the abhishekam.

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