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Night photograph of a rudrabhishekam at an outdoor site. A person in light clothing pours a liquid from a brass vessel over a dark black linga, which is draped with a yellow-and-red marigold garland. Liquid splashes in the air around the stone. Behind is a bright floodlight, dark trees, and red and white flags. A partly visible bare-chested man stands at the left edge with a sacred cord, and another person is partly visible at lower left. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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