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A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl bends forward, pouring or applying white liquid onto a white stone lingam set on a dark pedestal. A second man in orange stands at left, bare-chested with a long beard and hair pulled back. Behind them, two painted deity murtis, one with an orange turban and crown, the other in a red sari with a tall headdress, stand framed by garlands of orange, yellow, purple and white flowers. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel with green coconuts sit on the sides. Some people are partially visible at the right edge.

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