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A large black stone Shiva lingam stands in a wide black yoni-shaped basin, draped with a garland of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. Three men in saffron-orange dhotis and sacred threads stand on a raised metal platform at the upper left, reaching toward the lingam and pouring or offering something over it, with the foremost man bare-chested and the others in orange cloth and rudraksha-style beads. Below, several saffron-clad figures sit on red steps beside rows of small clay oil lamps and potted plants, and a further robed figure stands on the right. The background is a red multi-storey building with white-framed windows. This appears to be an abhishekam ritual at a lingam.

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