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A priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with white sacred markings on his arms and chest pours yellow liquid from a copper vessel over a Shiva lingam draped in a dark red cloth on a brass tray. Red rose petals scatter the tray and the orange-draped altar table beside it. A copper bowl of petals and vessels sit on the altar, with garlands and pink flowers behind. This depicts a lingam abhishekam in a temple shrine.

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