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Outdoor ritual photograph at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A large dark stone lingam sits in the foreground, draped with a long multicoloured garland of yellow, red, purple and green flowers. A man in the centre wears a dark red-brown shawl, a rainbow-coloured flower garland over the shoulders, layered gold chains and gold bangles, and holds a small silver vessel with both hands. Two shaven-headed men flank him, both with white forehead markings and wooden bead necklaces, one with his hands clasped. Behind them are a red, yellow and blue draped backdrop, a crowd of seated devotees in white and red, and green banana leaves. The ritual setting suggests abhishekam offerings on the lingam.

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