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Two shaved-headed priests in white dhotis and shawls, with white ash markings on their arms and chests and gold beaded necklaces, perform a ritual at a black stone shivalinga on a dark stone yoni-peetha. The priest on the left holds a silver bowl while the priest in the center, who wears glasses, pours or places an offering onto the linga. Behind them a seated deity murti in red and gold garments, adorned with marigold and red rose garlands, sits on a throne. A white marble seated figure with a raised hand stands in front of the peetha. Orange and blue draped fabric and carved stone pillars form the backdrop.

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