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Large black Shivling at an outdoor ritual site, bathed in flowing water and encircled by a thick base of multicoloured marigold and flower garlands in yellow, orange, white, magenta and purple. Water pours from a spout at the lower right of the base. On a raised platform at upper right, two men in orange and saffron robes stand; the one on the left wears a red-and-white garland and the one on the right has a shaved head, both near the ritual. Behind them, a large seated gathering in white clothes with red shawls sits on tiered steps, many with hands folded in namaskar. Festive flower garlands also drape the platform railing and a decorated canopy appears at the upper left.

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