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Evening view of a large black stone Shiva lingam with a silver-banded yoni-pitha set on a platform in the middle of a still reflective water tank. Water flows over the lingam. Stone steps lead down to the water and terraced red-brick tiered seating lines both sides. A line of white-robed priests in white dhotis stands on the left terrace, and two figures in white and orange stand near the steps. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees sits on the steps with their backs to the camera: an older woman with grey hair in an orange sari, younger women in saffron and red saris, and men in white clothing with red-and-white shawls, watching the abhishekam ritual at the lingam. A red multi-storey building stands in the background.

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