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Inside a dimly lit temple shrine, a black lingam is dressed with green and pink cloths and garlands and framed by a glowing golden arch of oil lamps. A golden Nandi bull sits before it on a small platform, and a brass plate with offerings rests nearby. In the foreground, two figures stand with their backs to the camera: one in an orange-and-gold robe with a pink flower garland draped over the shoulder and rudraksha bands on the arm, and another in an orange robe with a white dhoti, holding a lamp-lit ritual gesture. Oil lamps line the shrine walls. A right-edge figure is partly visible.

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