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A temple interior with black stone Ganesha and Nandi statues, a golden arched frame, and a garlanded deity murti on the right. In the center, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron/orange dhoti and shawl and bends toward a black stone Shivalinga-style object, holding a green leafy stalk or bundle in both hands. Behind him stands a second person in orange robes. On the left, a seated group in orange and white robes, including a bearded man with a bald head, watches the ritual. A small brass lamp stand and brass vessels sit on the altar, and a few heads of people appear in the lower foreground. The appearance-based label Swamiji (probable) applies to the central man with long hair and saffron clothing, shown in the act of performing abhishekam-style worship.

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