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Outdoor temple ritual at a sandy courtyard beside palm trees and white buildings with red doors. On the left, a black stone Nandi bull sits on a white plinth beside a red-and-white shrine edge. A man in an orange robe stands on the left, pouring liquid from a brass vessel over the Nandi, while a woman in an orange sari and others in white ritual clothes attend. A green hose runs across the ground to a black stone yoni-shaped base in the centre, where water pools. Around the courtyard, about a dozen people in white dhotis, white kurtas and white salwar-style outfits stand in rows, with a brass pot and a plate of offerings at the centre. On the right, women in saris and girls in white clothes stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A white-clad attendant stands at the far left edge.

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