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A young shirtless devotee with a topknot and white sacred ash on his forehead and chest, wearing an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, pours liquid onto a black shivalingam on a white base. Behind him stand large golden deity murtis: a crowned Shiva figure holding a trident and an ornate Parvati-like goddess in a red and gold sari with a floral garland. A gilded sage-like statue with a red turban and a flower garland stands at left, and an ornate gold and mirrored arched backdrop surrounds the figures. The setting appears to be a temple sanctum, with the scene.

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