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Close view of a dark polished stone Shivalingam on a matching black yoni pitha base, with three horizontal tripundra lines marked on the lingam. A priest in white dhoti with red-and-green bordered cloth pours liquid from a brass kalasha onto the lingam during abhishekam. Behind, a person in a richly embroidered pink and gold sari with green borders stands near the lingam, and gold-toned tiles line the wall. No readable text is visible.

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