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Photograph of a temple shrine with a stone pillared canopy and carved walls. Under a gold-tinted arch, a Shiva lingam or abhishekam stone is being bathed while a devotee in a red-orange dhoti bends over it, pouring liquid. Standing to the left, a man in an orange robe and a second man in a white dhoti with a gold-trimmed red shawl and beaded necklaces watch. Large marigold and multicoloured garlands decorate the deity murtis and pillars, and small figurines and offerings lie on the wet stone floor. Some figures are statues rather than people, and a shawl-wrapped figure stands at the right edge. Ritual abhishekam appears to be underway.

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