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A temple ritual photograph inside a dim shrine. Three bare-chested priests dressed in orange or saffron dhotis stand around a red-stained stone lingam, which is draped with a white cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds, red flower strands, white blossoms and green leaves. The priest in the centre, wearing a white-and-pink shawl, reaches toward the garland and offering. Another priest in an orange dhoti stands at the left, and a bare-chested man in an orange cloth with a green-bordered wrap stands at the right edge. Brass vessels, flower heaps, leaves and offering items lie on the floor at the lower left. A small framed picture hangs on the back wall, and a white-clad figure stands partly at the left edge.

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