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Photograph of a large outdoor abhishekam scene on red-brick steps lined with many black stone Shivalinga on round peetha bases. Devotees sit along the tiered steps pouring liquid from copper or brass vessels and conch-shaped cones over the linga. In the foreground a woman in a white kurta, red shawl and rudraksha mala holds a cone over a linga, while a seated woman in a grey jacket with a striped skirt sits nearby. Behind them a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sandalwood tilak on his forehead pours offerings, and other devotees in pink, red and yellow saris sit among the lingas. Brass pots rest at the base of the stones, and a metal railing runs along the left edge.

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