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A photograph at night of a dark black stone lingam or shivalingam decorated with pink and green flower garlands and small brass cups. A standing figure in an orange saffron robe with a layered flower-and-bead garland holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other, raising the lamp toward the lingam. Steam rises from the stone. Behind is a tiered stone wall and another person in orange kneels at the right edge. Ritual abhishekam-style lamp offering at night. The appearance matches the page's description of a figure in saffron and garlands, but the face is not clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.

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