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A seated priest in an orange saffron dhoti and orange turban, bare-backed with white ash markings on the skin, holds a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. Before him, a dark polished Shivalinga wrapped in white cloth with a yellow and gold border, wearing a white crown-like cap, a white-and-green floral garland, and a jeweled ornament. In front of the linga sits a small brass and red-silk covered sacred object with jeweled decoration, flanked by brass bowls, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small flame and incense sticks on a brass tray. A brass oil lamp stand stands at right. Behind the linga, a golden arched halo frames a golden figure in a red turban and red garland with raised hand, seated on a red cushion, within a marble-walled niche. This is an aarti and puja scene at a shrine.

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A devotee in orange robes and an orange turban sits on the floor of a small shrine, holding a small oil lamp in one hand and a brass vessel in the other, performing puja. The devotee has white ash markings on the chest and arms and wears a rudraksha mala. In front is a black Shiva lingam with white tripundra markings on the face, draped in a white cloth with gold borders, adorned with white jasmine garlands and green leaf garlands. A gold-framed portrait of a seated figure in a red-brown robe and red turban, hands raised in blessing, is placed above with a floral garland. Nearby are brass oil lamps, a brass tray with a kalasha-like vessel, incense sticks and a small bowl, and a red-and-gold cloth draped over a metal object on a green cushion. 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