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A photograph of a temple shrine with a large black Shiva lingam draped in a white cloth and wreathed with yellow and pink garlands and red flowers, set before a gilded arch with two deity murtis behind it, one crowned and one with a crown and jewelry. A person in orange clothes with a cloth over the shoulder stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer, facing the shrine, with bare back visible. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, plates of fruit and bananas and scattered flower petals sit on the platform in front of the lingam. Two people in red garments are partly visible kneeling at the base of the arch. Grey stone pillars and trees frame the shrine.

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