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A photograph of a golden-toned metal murti of Bhikshatanamurthy, a standing deity figure with four arms, holding a staff and a bowl, with a small deer figure beside the legs and a kneeling attendant figure at the lower right holding up a bowl. The statues are smeared with white sandal or ash-like paste during abhishekam, set against an ornate gilded arched shrine backdrop with pierced, colored glass panels. Caption text reads Bhikshatanamurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8. No physical people are visible.

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