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Photograph of a silver-and-gold deity murti being bathed during an abhishekam, with milk or water streaming down over its head from above. The main figure is a four-armed standing form holding a trident in one raised hand and a small bowl or vessel in another, wearing a tall crown with gold flame-like rays. Below it sits a smaller gilded figure within an ornate circular halo or prabhavali, which is also crowned. A red velvet curtain forms the background and a purple cloth is visible at left. No physical people are visible in the frame.

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