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A photograph of an abhishekam-style ritual at night under blue-green stage lighting. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a red shawl raises a clear vessel overhead, water pouring down over his head and shoulders. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a garland of yellow and red flowers stands with palms pressed together, and another man wearing a rudraksha mala and glasses also holds his hands in anjali. A white electric fan and a red-upholstered chair sit at the right edge. Several other people stand in the background.

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