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Outdoor photo of a large dark grey Shivalingam with a garland of marigold and red flowers draped around its upper part and a silver band with engraved designs and a round disc on its front. Atop a metal staircase platform, a bare-chested man with long matted hair, a white dhoti and a rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass vessel and offering bowl, with smoke rising beside him. A second person in an orange cloth stands at the railing with hands pressed together in namaskar, and another orange-clad figure sits lower on the stairs. Clear blue sky behind.

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