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A photograph of a black stone Shivalinga on a layered black yoni-peetha base being bathed with a liquid. Yellow-tinged liquid streams down the linga and pools on the peetha. Behind it stands a golden deity murti seated in a magenta and gold garment with ornate necklaces, flanked by brass lamp stands, marigold garlands and a golden kalasha-like finial. Smaller brass figurines and a golden shrine model appear at left, with a red-and-gold draped garment behind. This depicts an abhishekam ritual at a temple shrine.

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