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A large grey Shivalingam on a dark circular plinth is being bathed on a white scaffolded platform with red-and-white garland railings. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand on the scaffold; the foremost figure has a bare upper body and short dark hair, and appears to pour liquid or hold a vessel over the lingam. A multicoloured garland of red, yellow, white and purple flowers wraps around the lingam's top half, and a white cloth band is draped across its middle. The sky is pale and overcast. This looks like a Shivalingam abhishekam, with several priests performing the ritual from an elevated platform.

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