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Night photograph of a large dark stone lingam (Shiva lingam) encircled by a garland of red, yellow and white flowers, with a steel staircase and railing rising on the right. A bearded man stands atop the lingam wearing an orange-red turban with a white floral ornament, a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and a bare upper body; he raises one hand and scatters orange flower petals or marigold-like offerings into the air. Two other men stand beside him on the platform, one bare-chested with a sacred thread, the other with a bare back and visible tattoos, both partly visible. The background is dark night sky with faint smoke rising at the top right.

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