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Outdoor evening scene at a small shrine. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold borders and a sacred thread stands on wet stone slabs, pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a black stone Shivalinga. Another black stone Nandi figure lies in front of the lingam, and a tall black lingam stands behind it beside a red cloth wrap on a tree trunk. A metal railing and dark foliage surround the area, with fallen leaves on the ground. The priest is not shown with any distinctive presentation cues for a person, so he is described only by role.

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