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A photograph of a Shiva lingam being bathed during abhishekam at an outdoor temple setting. The dark, polished lingam sits on a copper plate-shaped basin with water flowing over it, and a small brass Nandi-type figure stands beside it with pink flower petals scattered around. A ripe banana rests on a green banana leaf on the left, with incense sticks laid across the leaf. Behind, a person in a white dhoti with gold border holds a brass vessel pouring water, and a woman in a blue floral sari stands at the left edge. Folded white cloth sits on the right near a brass pot.

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