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A photograph of a large black Shiva linga on a raised stone base under an overcast sky, being bathed in a linga abhishekam. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a beaded necklace stands on a white metal railing platform beside the linga, holding a small brass vessel and offering a ritual pour. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with pink-red borders stands with palms pressed together in prayer. At the lower left, another man in white ritual clothes stands on the stairs. Brass pots sit on the platform. Smoke or incense drifts near the saffron-clad figure.

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