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A man with a white sandalwood band and red bindi on his forehead pours liquid from a silver vessel over a clear crystal Shivalingam on a silver tray in front of him. He wears gold necklaces, gold bangles on his upper arms and wrists, and an orange-red garment, and he sits before an ornate silver-framed backdrop with a heart-shaped motif. The lingam and a small silver bell stand on a blue cloth table. Dark night setting with a railing and distant lights behind. Appears to be a lingam abhishekam ritual. The man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identification is made.

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