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A shirtless priest with a shaved head, wearing a white dhoti and a thin sacred thread, stands at a black stone Shiva lingam pedestal marked with white tripundra lines and draped with a purple-and-gold cloth. He lifts a large golden alankaram with a tall arched frame, silver-toned ornaments, blue gemstones and a garland of red flowers. Behind him a brass oil lamp burns with a flame against a dark maroon backdrop, with smoke rising. A red flower sits on the lingam base. The scene reflects Shiva puja at a temple.

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