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A woman in a red and gold silk sari stands at the left edge, pouring liquid from a small silver vessel over a multi-armed deity murti in the centre. The central black stone murti is anointed with milk and water running down its body and onto a stepped black pedestal. Two flanking dark stone figures in yellow garments stand on black pedestals on either side. Behind them a blue backdrop with peacock-feather eye motifs fills the frame. This appears to be an abhishekam ritual with milk.

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