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Photograph of a ritual bathing of metal deity images. A standing bronze figure of a bare-chested male deity in a short dhoti sits at left on a square pedestal, and a gilded female deity with a tall crown wears an orange and gold brocade cloth over a white dhoti, holding a lotus stem, on a tiered base at centre. Both sit in white tubs of water. Behind them, a person in a pink top and pink patterned skirt pours water from a large brass vessel. A wooden cabinet and window are visible at the back. This matches abhishekam offered to bhoga murthies during a temple event, with no visible portrait or depiction of the a person.

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