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A golden deity murti of a goddess with a crown, red-painted face lips and a red and gold draped cloth is being bathed in milk poured from a metal vessel held by a bare arm adorned with a white beaded bracelet and rudraksha. A trident and other ritual implements lie in front, with gold-framed shrine decorations behind. The milk abhishekam is offered to the murti; a person in orange robes stands at the left edge. The caption reads Pidari Amman, Kali, Kalabhairava, The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Muniswara Abhishekam.

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