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A photograph of an abhishekam at a Shiva lingam on a dark stone base. A person in a red and gold dhoti, bare-shouldered, with a rudraksha mala and a rudraksha headband, pours water from a brass vessel over the lingam, which sprays up in a bright arc. Behind them stand floral garlands in pink, yellow and magenta and a draped gold-and-red ceremonial cloth, with another figure in white partly visible at the left edge. The setting is a temple-style hall with warm lamplight.

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