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A photograph of bronze deity murtis being bathed in an abhishekam ceremony, with liquid pouring over them from a vessel held at the upper left. The central four-armed bronze deity murti holds a trident-like staff and a ritual object, flanked by a Ganesha murti on the left and a seated bronze murti with a crown wearing a white and red cloth on the right. Smaller bronze attendant figures stand in the foreground. Water droplets spray through the air against a golden ornate backdrop. A caption at the bottom reads Shatmurthy Abhishekam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 5. No physical people are visible beyond a hand holding the vessel.

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