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A Shiva lingam draped in an orange cloth and wrapped with a gold-coloured serpentine band, topped with an orange turban-like cover and a golden cobra hood with green stones hanging from it. The lingam is in front of a large standing deity statue wearing a white and gold dhoti and garlanded with yellow and pink flower strands. Brass lamps holding pink flowers and a white conch-shaped object stand at the lower left on a stone floor, with a small white building and steps behind. Night-time temple setting.

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