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A large blue-grey Shiva lingam, rising from a flower-decorated black yoni-shaped base garlanded with red and orange flowers and white rope, stands in a water-filled outdoor ceremony at a stadium-like space with red tiered seating. A metal staircase leads up to a platform where several people in saffron and orange robes stand near the lingam, one raising his arms. Along the lower steps and the water edge, many people in white ritual clothing are gathered, and a striped red-and-white barrier runs along the foreground. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style ritual, though this is not fully certain.

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