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Outdoor Mahashivaratri ritual at a ceremonial site. Several women in white sarees sit on red brick steps beside rows of black stone shivalingams, each topped with a silver or red marking. A woman in a white saree with a green blouse and red rudraksha-style beaded necklace pours water from a brass horn-shaped vessel over a lingam. Beside her, another woman in a cream saree with a gold necklace holds a brass vessel, and a young girl in a patterned top and red leggings watches. Behind a metal railing, a large crowd of devotees stands and watches the abhishekam. Bright daylight and a red bag are visible at lower right.

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