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Temple interior with a gilded shrine of two seated deity murtis, one four-armed with a crown and holding a trident-like staff, the other in a red-orange draped sari-style garment, set beneath an ornate gold arch. In front, a black lingam sits on a dark stone yoni-pitha with white flower petals scattered on it. A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a small vessel, while a bald man in white dhoti and white upper cloth stands behind him near the arch. A woman in white stands at left edge, and a golden standing figure with raised hand is at right beside a gold arch with a hand reaching toward it. A white stone seated figure in meditation pose sits on the floor. Brass pots, lamps and kalasha vessels surround the scene. Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam style abhishekam scene.

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