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A large black stone lingam rises from a shallow water basin edged with red and white striped steps. In the foreground, a line of young women and some men in white and yellow shawls stand in the water and at its edge, many with hands pressed together. Near the lingam's base, a man in a saffron robe holds a small offering vessel, with another saffron-robed priest beside him and a figure in white nearby. Red and white umbrellas shade attendants on the steps, and green plants grow in the niches of the tiered wall. The scene resembles an abhishekam or puja at a water-side shrine.

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