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A night-time temple ritual photograph. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with white sacred markings on his arms stands before a stone shivalinga on a circular base, beside a large embellished deity murti of a seated Shiva-Parvati pair draped in garlands of yellow, red and pink flowers. A shaved-headed priest in orange holds a brass plate and white threaded cords, while another orange-clad attendant stands nearby. In the foreground a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari bends low, prostrating on the wet stone floor beside the water. A young woman in white and yellow stands at left watching. The floor is wet with water.

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