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An outdoor photograph of a large black-and-white striped linga with a marigold garland on its top, set on a raised platform beside a metal railing. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a maroon-trimmed cloth stands on the platform holding a brass vessel with a lamp-like top aloft over the linga, while a second man in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass plate. Two more men in white dhoti-style garments with gold-coloured chains raise their hands on the left. Grey overcast sky and green trees behind. This appears to be a linga abhishekam ritual. a person cues were not established from appearance alone, so the saffron-robed figure is described only by role.

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