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Photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a rust-brown dhoti holds up a long garland of red, yellow and white flowers draped toward a dark stone Shiva lingam on a tall pedestal. To the right, a man in a pink dhoti and a purple head wrap plays a metal drum with sticks. On the left, a man in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha beads stands beside him, with an orange cloth over one shoulder. Behind them, devotees in white and colourful saris and orange garments stand near a pink-and-yellow umbrella and marigold garlands. Stacked tiered offerings with orange cloth appear at the right edge.

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