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Outdoor photograph of a large dark granite lingam-shaped stone being bathed. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a yellow-gold waist cloth, wearing a long layered garland of red and gold beads, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, stands at the stone holding a white conch-shaped vessel and pouring liquid. Two bald attendant priests with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, one in an orange-brown dhoti with a gold-beaded garland, stand beside him, one holding a white vessel. A large multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, green, purple and white blossoms wraps the base of the stone. Metal railing and green trees in the background. The central figure has long swept-back dark hair, a distinctive crown-like presentation and rich ornamentation, consistent with the page's a person claim, though the appearance is only moderately distinctive.

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