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A priest with a shaved head and white tilak on his forehead pours liquid from a clay pot over a large dark Shivalinga set on a lotus-shaped gold-toned base, with yellow liquid streaming down the sides. He is bare-chested, wears a white dhoti with a gold border, and has layered rudraksha and gold-bead malas. Beside him stands a gold-coloured murti wearing an orange-and-black turban with a crescent ornament, a white and red flower garland, a red-and-black shawl and gold armbands, holding a staff. Behind them are gold arched backdrops and maroon drapes. A second bare-chested man in white dhoti sits at the lower left near a brass lamp and offering plates.

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