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Water pours in a thick stream from a large golden-rimmed spout onto a black stone lingam-style structure draped with marigold and pink flower garlands, with yellow and orange flowers arranged at its base. Along red stone steps on the right, devotees in white clothes, some with yellow shawls, stand with hands folded in prayer. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a white sari with folded hands are prominent in the foreground. The scene appears to be a night ritual abhishekam with flowing water.

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