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A man in a red and gold dhoti, bare-chested with gold armlet and bangles, wears a rudraksha mala headband and a long rudraksha mala across his chest. He applies white paste or ash to a black stone Shiva lingam on a raised platform with his hand, holding a small vessel. Behind him stand tall garlands of marigolds and roses in purple, yellow, pink and red, plus a red cloth draped over a pillar. The scene suggests a lingam abhishekam or puja.

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