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A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a gilded shrine. A bare-chested priest with a saffron wrap and a rudraksha bracelet pours liquid from a large golden pot over a golden panel. Beside him a gilded statue of a standing saint with a beard and long hair holds one hand raised, and to the right a golden Nataraja, the dancing Shiva within a flame arch, is displayed with many arms. The shrine is decorated with a lattice of golden quatrefoil cutouts. The pot and the golden murti are the main elements, with the priest's back facing the camera.

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