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Outdoor evening ritual beneath a large dark banyan tree. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment, rudraksha-style gold neck ornament and a white flower garland, stands at the left holding a lit or offering item. Several people in white dhotis and orange shawls stand behind him, including a woman in a white and orange sari holding a silver vessel. Beside them, a dark stone Shiva lingam or murti is decorated with a long multicolour and white flower garland arch, with a metal figure and offerings spread on a red-stained platform. Two onlookers in light shirts stand further back. Ritual abhishekam-style worship with flowers and vessels.

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