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Women in white and gold-bordered traditional dress pour liquid from silver vessels over a dark Shiva lingam in an ornate shrine. Behind the lingam, golden deity murti figures are adorned with red, yellow and purple flower garlands; one wears an orange turban and jewelled attire, the other a pink sari. Flowers are scattered on the wet stone floor, a dark nandi-like sculpture sits at the base, and an arched golden frame surrounds the shrine. The scene shows abhishekam at a temple during the Jayanti-Brahmotsavam celebrations.

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