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Night abhishekam at a large black lingam decorated with a garland of red, yellow and green flowers. Several priests in saffron-orange robes stand on a metal staircase platform beside it; one in the center holds a white bowl and another pours or offers liquid onto the lingam. A priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl at the left carries a brass tray. Strings of red and yellow fairy lights hang across a multi-storey building behind them.

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