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A large black stone lingam with a silver-panelled yoni-pitha base stands at the centre, draped with a thick garland of marigolds in yellow, orange, purple and white and a circular floral skirt at its base. Behind it, a standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace and a red cloth over the shoulder stands on a raised platform with metal railings, flanked by two other men in saffron and orange robes, one bare-chested with a shaved head. Banana plants decorate the platform. Rows of seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing fill a red-brick tiered stand behind, and a tented pandal with red and white draping lines the background. The scene suggests a lingam abhishekam-style ritual; the page is dated Guru Purnima 2013 at Bidadi.

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