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May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21Close photo of a ritual at a brass tray holding a white conical Maha Meru form, built up from white powder or ash. A person in an orange garment with a white flower garland and gold bangles presses white material onto the peak with both hands. Another person in white and maroon robes stands at right holding a brass bowl of the same white powder. Gold-coloured trays and a white-draped table sit below. The white dusting covers the hands, the tray and the surrounding surface.2006-05-21A seated man in orange saffron robes pours water from a round brass vessel over a golden Maha Meru, a tiered pyramid-shaped ritual object on a white-draped table, as a fine stream of liquid splashes down. He wears a white and multicolour flower garland, gold bangles and a gold chain, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him, a deity murti decorated with white garlands, gold ornaments and bright fabric stands on an orange cloth. A second man in white ritual clothes with a red-bordered shawl sits to the right. Abhishekam ritual setting.2006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21Photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a hood draped over his head, wearing a long rudraksha mala with gold beads around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead. He is sprinkling white powder with his right hand from a silver plate onto a tiered copper sri yantra-style structure on a wooden stand. Behind him are red and gold silk drapes, white and pink flower garlands, and a brass lamp. In the foreground are brass bell, brass vessels and a small brass figure. a person is identified by the presence of a rudraksha mala, saffron robes and seated ritual role; the page indicates he is present, and the appearance cues are consistent.2009-10-17May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21A seated priest in saffron-orange robes and a white and blue flower garland pours water from a silver vessel over a golden stepped Maha Meru, a tiered ritual object representing the cosmos, placed on a gold tray over a white cloth. The priest wears gold bangles and a gold necklace, and the Maha Meru is being bathed in an abhishekam. A partially visible person in white stands at the right edge.2006-05-21A photo of a ritual at a golden Maha Meru, a stepped pyramidal yantra-form object set on a gold tray over a white cloth. A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a white flower garland and white sacred markings on his arm reaches toward the Meru, pouring or offering. A second man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border kneels at right, holding a green and gold cloth near the base. The background is a plain pale wall. The visible action is offering water and ritual attention to the Meru. The man in orange shows distinctive saffron clothing and a garland but his face is cropped out, so the a person attribution is uncertain.2006-05-21February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a bald, bare-shouldered man in white ritual cloth seated on the floor, pouring from a small silver cup over a golden shivalinga-style sculpture or yantra on a gold tray with white powder scattered on it. A rudraksha mala hangs at his neck and he wears silver bracelets. Behind him stand a dark cabinet on the right and fruit and offerings on a shelf at the top. The man is shown from behind and the figure is a physical person, appearance-based identification is uncertain, so the role is given as a priest performing abhishekam.2011-10-05