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A photograph of a ritual abhishekam being performed on a white-painted deity murti of Mariamman or Durga before a gold-coloured lattice screen with quatrefoil cut-outs. A priest in orange-saffron cloth with a bare upper body and rudraksha malas on his arms and neck pours a substance from a golden bowl over the figure, which holds a trident, a sword and a damaru-like object, and has a crown-like headdress. A smaller white deity figure with multiple arms stands at the right edge. Caption text reads Durga and Mariamman Abhishekam, Nithyanandotsavam Purvanga Utsavam - Day 1.

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