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A large black polished linga stands on a black yoni-pitha base with gold-coloured garlands and gold ornamental drapes in red, yellow and green tones hanging from its base. A tall grey-railed metal staircase rises beside it to a platform where a man in an orange-saffron robe stands at the top, holding a ritual object near the linga. Several men in white dhotis and bare-chested white clothing, some shaved-headed, climb or sit on the red stone steps, one with hands joined in prayer, others holding brass vessels. A cloudy grey sky and green tree sit behind. This appears to be an abhishekam ritual at the linga.

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