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A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl pours liquid from a golden vessel over a tall stone lingam during an abhishekam at an ornate golden shrine. He wears a rudraksha mala and red-orange bead garlands. Behind him a deity murti stands in red and gold silk draped with gold ornaments and jewelled necklaces, beside a golden arch carved with a lion face and scrollwork. The lower caption reads Ardhajamakala Abhishekam.

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