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A large black Shivalinga is draped with a garland arch of red, white, yellow and green flowers, with a silver band across its base. Three men stand on a raised metal platform with railings at the upper left. The central figure wears a saffron-orange dhoti and long, swept-back dark hair, with a rudraksha-style garland, and holds up a small ritual object. The man beside him in orange with a shaved head holds his hands in anjali, and another attendant in orange stands behind them. A fourth person in orange with a shaved head and white markings sits at the far left edge with hands folded in prayer. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja at the linga.

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