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A large decorated Shiva linga stands on a platform in the middle of a rectangular stepped stone tank of water at dusk. The linga is wrapped in bands of flower garlands in orange, yellow and red, with a silver face on the front, and a gold-trimmed kalasha-like base. Tiered concrete seating rises on both sides, mostly empty, with a cluster of people in white clothes seated on the right-hand steps and a few figures on the left. A red multi-storey building with rooftop scaffolding stands behind, with trees and hills beyond. This appears to be a Mahashivaratri linga abhishekam setting at an ashram.

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