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A row of black stone Shivalingams stands in the foreground, their tops wet and marked with yellow turmeric and red kumkum. Several devotees sit behind them, reaching out to touch and anoint the lingams during a Rudra Abhishekam. In the foreground, a woman in a black and white patterned long-sleeved top extends her hand to a lingam, and another person's hand appears at the right edge. Others in white and grey clothing sit in a line beyond. No a person candidate is visible; the people are shown only from the arms and torsos down or in profile.

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