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A large black-and-white Shiva linga is being bathed in an abhishekam on an outdoor platform under an overcast sky. A man in saffron-orange robes with a yellow-beaded necklace stands on a metal scaffold, lifting a gold-coloured bowl high above his head while pouring liquid over the linga. Yellow marigold flowers are scattered across the top of the linga and fall around it. Behind him, a second man in white dhoti and cloth stands on the platform, holding a cloth, and a metal vessel sits on the lower platform. Trees appear at the right edge.

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