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September 29 2006

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Close photograph of a person in an orange robe seated on the floor, with a bare hand held out palm-up, cupping small red and orange petals or offerings. A beaded bracelet is worn on the wrist. Another person in white clothing sits behind, and a beige cushion or seat is visible at right. The scene suggests a padapuja or similar ritual offering with flower petals, though only partial bodies are visible; no full face is shown.2009-09-07Close-up photograph of a person's hands held together in a cupped gesture at chest level, with a gold ring on one finger and a gold bangle on the wrist. The wearer's upper body is draped in saffron-orange cloth with a red shawl over the shoulder, and a heavy ornate gold necklace of beaded links hangs across the chest with a gold pendant. Behind the hands is a blurred red backdrop with a gilded ornament at the right edge, and a metal fan and microphone stand are visible at the top. No face is shown.2006-09-29Close-up photograph of a person's arm and hand resting on a dark, glittering textured surface. The wrist wears an ornate gold bangle set with small red stones, and a gold ring with a clear stone is on one finger. The other hand is partly visible below, and the background is blurred with a bright wall and a dark object at right.2006-09-29Close-up photograph of a man's right hand and wrist resting against a dark, sparkly textured garment. He wears an ornate gold bangle with red-jewelled eyes on animal-head terminals and a gold ring with a diamond-like stone. To the right, a second hand with orange-stained fingers, possibly holding a ritual item, reaches toward him beside a dark stone or metal figure. Gold ritual vessels appear at the left edge.2006-09-29 +1 copiesClose crop of a seated person in a rust-red dhoti and matching upper cloth with gold-zari borders, wearing multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and a rudraksha bracelet. The person's hand pours a thick yellow liquid. Silver and steel vessels sit blurred in the background on a pink cloth. The face is not visible.2017-09-02September 29 20062006-09-29A standing man in saffron-orange robes draped over his head and shoulders, with a white horizontal tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wears a long gold necklace of beaded ornaments. He touches the top of a dark green stone shivalinga with his right hand, while the lingam sits on a polished stone yoni-peetha base. Behind him a second robed figure in orange is partly visible, also at the shrine. The dark background and warm lighting frame an abhishekam ritual at a temple.2009-12-16September 19 20122012-09-19September 05 20122012-09-05September 19 20122012-09-19December 16 20092009-12-16Close-up photograph of a ritual at a puja setting: a person's hands, wearing a gold-bordered red and orange silk sari or garment and a yellow thread bound around the wrist, are placing or pressing a small item onto a large dark green-grey stone lingam-shaped object decorated with yellow turmeric marks and red kumkum dots. A small clay oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a stone platform at left, beside brass bowls of grains or seeds and a steel plate. Bright flower garlands in pink and yellow appear at right.2013-09-16