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A large outdoor Shiva linga in a shallow water basin is decorated with bands of marigold and multicolored flower garlands, with a tall tiered flower-covered stand behind it. Several people in white clothing sit on red stone steps at right and gather on a scaffold at left, with some climbing the flower-draped staircase. Stone walls and a few trees frame the open-air ritual site, and the linga is being adorned for the Mahashivaratri abhishekam.

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