A seated priest in orange-red cloth and rudraksha mala performs abhishekam on a golden sri yantra meru at night. He pours liquid from a white conch shell over the tiered yantra and rings a brass bell in his right hand. White ash bands mark his forehead, arms and shoulders, with a red tilak between his brows. The yantra sits on a wooden octagonal base against a dark background. - Nithyanandapedia

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A seated priest in orange-red cloth and rudraksha mala performs abhishekam on a golden sri yantra meru at night. He pours liquid from a white conch shell over the tiered yantra and rings a brass bell in his right hand. White ash bands mark his forehead, arms and shoulders, with a red tilak between his brows. The yantra sits on a wooden octagonal base against a dark background.

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