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Two side-by-side photographs of brass or bronze deity murtis being bathed in yellow liquid. The left murti is a multi-armed Shiva-form image holding a trident and a damaru-like object, with a small figure with a dog beside him, standing on a pedestal. The right murti is a four-armed standing deity in a red-orange garment holding a trident and a kalasha-like object, also drenched in yellow liquid. A dark blue and maroon backdrop is visible behind. No physical people are visible, only the hands of an unseen person pouring the liquid at the top edge.

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