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A person in red and gold ritual dress performs abhishekam on a dark stone shivalinga set on a black pedestal. The figure wears a rudraksha mala crown across the forehead, multiple rudraksha garlands across the chest, gold bangles and gold earrings, a red shawl and a red and gold dhoti. A vibhuti or kumkum mark is on the forehead. Their right hand pours liquid over the linga from a metal vessel, and white residue coats the stone. Behind them, another person in white stands partly visible at left, and a warm-lit wooden window frame fills the background. The scene is a Maha Shivaratri night ritual.

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