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Outdoor photo of a large ritual gathering on red stone steps beside a water channel, with many small brass pots and kalashas placed on the steps. In the centre, a young man in an orange dhoti and bare chest, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, stands beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue, holding a small vessel and pouring or offering water. Behind him, numerous people sit on the steps in white, orange and red clothing, several with hands raised in prayer, and an older man with a shaved head sits at left. A young man in white dhoti with bare chest and a second young person in orange sit at right with sacred ash markings. Green hoses and a metal pump are at left, with a red flag nearby. Abhishekam to a Shiva lingam-style ritual is suggested by the Nandi and pots, though the setting is a riverside ghat-style gathering.

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