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A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border pours water from a brass vessel over a large black stone Ganesha murti in an ornate golden temple niche. Water streams down the dark deity's trunk and body onto the black base. A thin sacred thread crosses the priest's back. Small gold figures stand at the right side of the altar. This appears to be an abhishekam offering in a temple sanctum.

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