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Inside a dim stone temple sanctum, devotees crowd around a silver railing encircling a Shiva linga set in a gold-toned yoni pitha. A shaved-headed young man in orange and a pale garland sits cross-legged near the linga, with a visible garland of white and yellow flowers. Behind him a priest in white dhoti holds a long rod, while devotees in saffron and yellow dhotis and a woman in a red sari stand nearby. A man in a pink polo shirt with a rudraksha mala leans over the railing at left. A brass kalasha pot stands on the platform, with a bowl of yellow offerings held by a man in a yellow dhoti. Someone at right photographs the scene on a phone. The place appears to be a temple abhishekam or puja. No visible name or sign text.

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