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A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and waist, wearing a rudraksha mala headband, a long rudraksha mala across his chest, and gold bangles, pours liquid from a shiny golden vessel over a dark stone lingam at the right. His eyes are lowered in concentration. A second man with a shaved head in a red-orange cloth stands partially visible behind the lingam, and another partially visible figure appears at the far left edge. Warm orange lighting and a dark background frame the scene. The man pouring may be a person, based on his distinctive adornments: a rudraksha headband and long rudraksha mala, gold bangles and earrings, and a red-orange garment.

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