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Photograph of a night temple ritual before a black stone Shivalinga draped with marigold and rose garlands. A standing figure with long dark hair, a red rudraksha headband, layered rudraksha malas, a gold pendant necklace and a red-orange wrap holds a silver bell in one hand and a flaming oil lamp in the other. Beside them a shaven-headed priest in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala bows toward the lingam. Warm lamplight dominates, with a glass panel and floral decorations behind. a person appearance is uncertain for the standing figure, who carries cues such as hair and rudraksha but whose face and presentation cannot be confirmed.

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