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Outdoor ritual photograph beneath tall trees at a temple site. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti stands on a raised platform draped with an orange cloth, pouring or offering over a black stone Shiva lingam-type murti with a carved golden arch behind it. A second priest in orange robes stands beside him. Along the steps and at lower right, a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland and gold bangles sits facing the altar. Brass pots, bowls and a plate of offerings sit on a striped cloth below, and scaffolding and rubble lie in the background. Abhishekam is being performed.

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