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Abhishekam ritual in a gilded temple setting. A hand pours milk over two statues: a dark metallic figure of a goddess in a yellow and green sari with ornate arm bands, and a bearded, shaved-tufted male figure with a red tilak, rudraksha mala beads and a saffron-toned wrap, painted with a bluish tint. The statues stand before a golden lattice screen with cloverleaf cutouts. Milk streams over the male figure. The bottom caption reads devi and swamiji abhishekam, day 5, rajarajeshwari brahmotsavam.

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