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December 15 2016

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A priest performs a ritual in dense white smoke, holding a silver ceremonial vessel with an ornate spout and handle, from which water streams downward in droplets. He wears an orange-yellow cloth draped over his shoulder and a white dhoti, with silver bangles on his wrist. His head is partly covered by a cloth, and the bare upper body is blurred. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja with sacred water, photographed as a motion-blurred photo against a grey smoky background.2016-12-15December 02 20162016-12-02December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesDecember 16 20092009-12-16December 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesClose-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.2018-04-14A man with a short dark beard, a red and yellow tilak on his forehead and a long braided bun, performs a lamp ritual while seated. He holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands and raises it toward the smoke drifting in front of him. He wears a yellow shawl over a white dhoti, a shell-and-bead rudraksha-style mala, a wristwatch and a gold ring. Behind him, several people in white dhotis and white shirts wear gold-colored beaded garlands, and one holds a bell. The scene suggests a puja or aarti setting with smoke and lamp offerings.2018-04-14Close-up photograph of a silver abhishekam vessel shaped with an elephant-head spout, its trunk curled upward, pouring a thin stream of liquid downward. The vessel has a square body with an embossed lotus-like rosette and a flat lid with a twisted handle. Behind it, blurred, is a deity murti adorned with yellow and red flower garlands and a crown, and a person in white clothing stands at the left edge.2012-01-08April 14 20182018-04-14December 16 20092009-12-16A long-haired man in saffron-orange clothing pours liquid from a silver pot over a Shiva linga during abhishekam. He wears a saffron shawl over a sleeveless orange garment, a rudraksha mala with large beads, a red bindi and gold armband. Golden liquid splashes over the linga as orange-robed attendants stand behind him. Ornate gold lamp stands and a garland of yellow and purple flowers appear at the right edge against a dark temple interior.2010-02-12A man with a pink and white flower garland and rudraksha bracelets pours liquid from a silver horn-shaped vessel over a small brass deity murti on a silver tray. He is bare-chested with a saffron-orange cloth over one shoulder and wears gold earrings. Beside him sits a silver pot and a silver bowl, and a golden statue fills the lower right. A white room air cooler and colourful flower decorations appear in the background.2013-05-27