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A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a large dark grey Shiva lingam decorated with a garland of red, white, yellow and green flowers. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with long dark hair and ceremonial gold necklaces, pours milk from a silver vessel onto the lingam, with one hand on his chest. Beside him a priest in saffron robes with a white forehead band and white paste on his arms holds a garland and stands at a metal railing. Another saffron-robed figure is partly visible at the lower left, and a yellow-and-orange building and a construction backdrop sit behind them. a person identified by long hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces in the milk abhishekam role; the priest beside him is shaved-headed in saffron.

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