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A stage ritual at a Shiva temple-style setting beneath a starry blue backdrop. A large dark metal Shiva lingam-like deity murti with a cobra hood stands behind an ornate golden throne-like seat. On the seat, a man with long dark hair and a red shawl sits; he appears to be the central figure receiving the rite. Kneeling before him, a man in white kurta and a woman in a mustard-yellow dress with a long braid gesture toward him. A woman in a cream sari with pink border holds a small white paper, and another woman in cream clothes sits at right. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis with gold borders stand at left, one holding papers, both wearing rudraksha malas. Golden trishula staffs flank the platform, and a striped cushion lies in front. The scene reads as a Rudrabhishekam ritual.

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