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A priest in white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested and marked with white sacred ash on the arms and forehead, wears a rudraksha mala and bends over a dark stone Shivalinga. He holds a small brass dish in one hand and places a flower petal on the linga with the other, while rose petals scatter across the black pedestal. Behind him a gold-faced deity murti wears a multicoloured turban and ornate jewellery, and a gold arched backdrop is hung with marigold and white jasmine garlands, with a red-pink cloth and gold ornaments near the base. A small hanging brass lamp appears at upper right. The setting suggests puja with abhishekam offerings.

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