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A large black stone Shivalingam on a black circular yoga-style base dominates the foreground, draped with a long multicolour flower garland of yellow, red, white and purple blossoms. Silver plaques are fixed to its left side. Behind it, a crowd of devotees dressed in white sits on red-carpeted steps beneath festive bunting and a red-and-white canopy. Two figures stand at the top of the platform behind the lingam, one in red and orange robes wearing a flower garland, the other in ochre clothing; their identity cannot be confirmed from appearance. Several people in the audience sit with hands pressed together in namaste. Evening light gives the scene a dim blue tone.

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