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A night photograph of a large dark stone lingam, wrapped with a yellow and orange marigold garland, set on a raised dark platform in an open amphitheatre of rows of red seats. In the foreground, a grey stone bull (nandi) statue with a dab of white offering on its head faces the lingam. Two small figures are visible on a balcony-like platform partway up the lingam's upper area, and a multi-storey building with lit windows stands behind. No clearly visible people occupy the seating.

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