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A photograph of a large dark grey linga, a shiva lingam, draped with a garland of yellow, white and purple flowers and topped with yellow flower petals, set on a red-tiled platform in front of an unfinished concrete building with rows of windows. Several men in white dhoti and shawl stand on the steps and platform. A man in white clothes with a yellow-and-gold necklace stands at the center with palms pressed together in prayer, beside a man in an orange-red cloth. On the left, another man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace stands with hands folded, and a fourth man in white stands near the rail at the far left. Metal railings and a light pole stand nearby, and the linga base carries silver decorative panels.

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