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Close-up photo of a ritual pouring at a temple altar. Hands in white and bare arms hold silver cups and a silver vessel, pouring liquid over an offering. An ornate gold and silver tray surrounds the scene, with a bright orange cloth and garlands of yellow, red, pink and purple flowers at the top left. A man in white clothing stands at the left edge, wearing a red thread on his wrist and a gold bangle. The robed figure at upper right is only partly visible, and the central object is most. No clear face of a central figure is visible, so a person identification is not possible from appearance.

November 14 2010

Close photograph of a ritual offering on a gold tray. A man in a white shirt with a gold bangle and a dark beaded necklace reaches over silver bowls and a gold vessel. A woman's hand with gold bangles and rings holds a silver cup at left. Red and orange flowers, a small brass lamp and a red fruit sit among the silver dishes. A dark-haired head is in the lower foreground. Hindu puja offerings are being arranged.

Close photo of a ritual abhishekam being performed. A figure in an orange-red saffron garment with a gold border stands barefoot on the left. On the right, a person in white dhoti and white shawl with orange-and-white stripes pours liquid from a brass vessel into a silver bowl held in both hands. The liquid splashes onto a small wooden red chair-shaped seat with a white cloth or stone slab on it, which is being bathed. Behind it sits an ornate gold-coloured altar or stand with carved designs. Only hands and lower legs are visible, so the identity of the participants is uncertain.

Close photo of a ritual pouring: a silver vessel with a curved spout, held at left by a figure in red fabric, pours a white liquid into two cupped hands held out at right. The receiver wears gold bangles and a dark embroidered garment. Behind, blurred red cloth and a gold ornamental object suggest a temple or puja setting, and the pour appears to be a sacred offering or abhishekam-style blessing.

Close photo of several pairs of hands pouring liquid over a silver ritual vessel at a puja table. Hands wear gold bangles and rings; one hand holds a pink rose-like flower and a small silver spouted pot. Above the bowls sit white flowers, green leaves and a small gold kalasha-style object on silver trays. Blurred figures in white clothing and a person in orange at left suggest a devotional abhishekam setting.

Photograph of a temple ritual with three priests in white dhotis and shawls. The priest on the left, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace, holds a silver tray with a burning oil lamp and a small bell. The central priest wears a rudraksha mala and a sandalwood-marked forehead, and the priest on the right holds a large ornate silver pot with a lid, with smoke rising from the lamp. A fourth man, partly visible at the lower right in white, kneels or bends over. The background is a red-orange wall with a dark board. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam scene.

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Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam being performed. A man with white horizontal tilaka lines on his forehead pours liquid from a polished brass pot over a Shiva lingam or ritual vessel draped with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. In the right foreground a bare-chested priest wears a long rudraksha mala with gold-toned beads and a red-orange cloth over his shoulder, his hand holding the offering. The background is soft and blurred.

June 04 2012

Close-up photograph of a puja offering being prepared on a gold tray. A man in a white kurta holds a small clear glass or cup over a pink lotus flower, while another person's hand reaches in from the left wearing a gold bangle and ring. Silver bowls hold white flower petals, a red apple, and a white conch-shaped vessel. A figure in orange robes sits at the upper left beside an ornate gold throne-like backdrop. No face of any person is shown fully. The tray and ritual items suggest an abhishekam or padapuja setting.