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December 31 20062006-12-31June 01 20122012-06-01 +3 copiesClose photo of hands pouring milk from silver ladles into silver bowls during an abhishekam offering on a brass tray. A person in an orange garment at left and bangled wrists of others frame the scene. Pink roses, white flowers and small silver cups sit on the tray, with blurred silver vessels in the foreground.2010-11-07Close-up photograph of a ritual pouring: a metal cup filled with white liquid. Another pair of hands, adorned with gold bangles, pours or guides the liquid at right, against a warm wooden background. Gold-toned ritual metal is visible below. No face is visible and no identification is made from appearance.2012-05-11Close view of a person's hands pouring milk from a polished metal vessel onto a small white Shiva lingam set on a metal tray. The hands wear gold bangles and a gold ring, and the background is a warm brown wooden surface. This appears to be a milk abhishekam to a lingam. No faces are visible and no a person depiction is shown.2012-06-05Outdoor food distribution under a thatched palm-leaf canopy with wooden poles. A man in white clothing and an orange saffron shawl stands at a steel table, ladling from a large steel pot into small cups lined up on a tray. A woman in white stands at left handing or receiving cups, and several other men in dark and checked shirts stand behind in the background among trees. Small plastic-lined paper cups filled with a pale liquid are arranged on the metal table. The scene looks like annadan or prasadam distribution to devotees.2006-10-06June 05 20122012-06-05December 31 20092009-12-31Close photo of a padapuja-style foot ritual: silver bowls held by several hands pour milk or water over a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray. Pink flowers and white jasmine-like blossoms lie to the left. A person in an orange garment sits at the upper right, and a dark-haired head is blurred in the foreground. Gold bangles are visible on one wrist. The feet are the focus, and no face of the person being honoured is visible.2010-10-26Close-up photo of several hands pouring liquid from silver vessels during a ritual offering on a gold-rimmed tray. A silver bowl holds white liquid being poured into a silver cup, and a silver ornate pot is tilted nearby. Chopped green and white vegetables, green onion stalks, and a red apple sit on the tray among ornate silver bowls. One person wears a beaded wristband, another a clear crystal bracelet, and a sleeve in orange and dark tones appears at the top right.2010-09-08November 07 20102010-11-07Close-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam. Two pairs of hands pour milk from ornate silver vessels with engraved floral patterns over a silver tray filled with pink lotus petals and white flower buds. A figure in orange clothing sits at the left edge, and a third hand holds a silver cup at the upper right. Bangles and a silver bracelet are visible on the wrists, and the scene is set against yellow and white fabric.2010-10-30 +1 copies