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Outdoor temple scene at a ashram courtyard with green trees behind. A seated man in orange ochre cloth with a rudraksha mala and gold chain pours or touches liquid over a large orange-painted deity murti on a black stone pedestal. A woman in a red blouse and gold bangles, seen from behind, holds a small metal vessel beside him. On the right a young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl holds a wooden staff, and beside him a woman in an orange sari with glasses watches. A man at the far right holds a garland of yellow flowers. Several people in orange robes stand in the background near a small shrine with a shivalinga. Abhishekam appears to be underway.
Photo 246 of 689 from 19 September 2012

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