A devotee in a rust-brown sleeveless top and leopard-print wrap with brown dhoti-style trousers bends forward and presses his forehead to a large black polished Shiva lingam set on a black yoni pedestal. Rudraksha malas hang around his neck and wrists, and white ash marks his arms. Behind the lingam stand gilded deity murti of Shiva with trident and a Devi figure in a green, red and gold sari, both draped in yellow and white marigold garlands. Smaller red-clad figures with pink garlands and a gold-framed shrine sit at the base, with marigold petals scattered on the floor. This is a puja or abhishekam scene at a temple shrine.

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