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A priest with a bare chest, purple head cloth and pink dhoti pours water from a kalasha over a pair of golden deity murtis adorned with jewelled ornaments, garlands of white jasmine and multicoloured flowers, and a green-and-gold silk sari-like drape. He is performing abhishekam, with water streaming down the central figures. Another priest stands behind him. Golden decorative arches frame the shrine, and smaller murtis and floral offerings are in the foreground. No a person is visibly present; the shrine figures are statues.

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