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January 03 2018

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Close-up photo of a green liquid being poured from a metal vessel onto a bare foot resting in a steel basin. The liquid is bright green, and the basin catches the spill. The foot appears to be a devotee's or priest's foot being bathed, possibly in an abhishekam-style ritual. A black-and-white zebra-striped cloth lies beneath the basin. No face is visible, and no identifiable person is shown.2018-01-03Close photo of bright green liquid being poured from a steel vessel into a shallow steel bowl. A pale grey-green cloth or leg-like fabric rests in the bowl and the liquid pools around it. The bowl sits on a zebra-striped and green patterned cloth. A brown and gold draped fabric appears at the upper left. The scene looks like a ritual bathing or abhishekam being performed on a deity murti, with no visible people.2018-01-03Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual. A person in a rust-red and orange-bordered garment has a bare foot resting on a small brass plate, its surface coated in white milk or yogurt. A hand wearing gold bangles pours liquid from a brass vessel onto the foot. Beside the plate are white flowers, orange and red flower petals, and a few yellow fruits or lemons. Another person in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge. No a person candidate is visible in this frame, and the image is a photograph of people performing the ritual.2014-06-26December 30 20182018-12-30 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of an abhishekam-style offering: two gloved hands in clear plastic gloves pour a thick yellow liquid. In the left foreground a person in orange-red robes sits with a hand resting on the bowl's rim, wearing a red thread and a bead bracelet, a woven rudraksha-style cord visible at the shoulder. A green leaf lies beneath the bowl.2016-07-12March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesClose photograph of a padapuja-style foot ritual. A pair of bare feet rests on a golden tray scattered with red flower petals and white blossoms. The person wears an orange cloth with a gold-bordered edge. A hand pours milk from a steel vessel over the feet, while another hand holds a silver bowl beneath them. Silver bowls holding liquids and flowers sit in the background, and the setting appears to be a ceremonial abhishekam-type offering.2013-01-15Close-up photograph of a person's bare feet standing in a shallow pool of yellow liquid. The skin on the feet looks coated with yellow residue. A gold-patterned anklet and the hem of a reddish-maroon garment are visible above. Blurred golden background at the top right.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13Close photograph of a preparation process on a striped multicoloured woven mat. A person in red-maroon robes with a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered cloth sits cross-legged, pounding green herbal paste in a dark stone mortar with a black pestle. Another person's hand, wearing a gold bangle, holds a yellow-coloured stick near the mortar. Bowls of yellow turmeric powder sit beside the mat. The scene suggests an herbal aushadha preparation.2017-09-02February 13 20182018-02-13A close photograph of a padapuja ritual. Bare feet of a seated person in an orange garment with a gold border rest on a gold-patterned tray strewn with red and white flower petals. A hand wearing a silver bangle pours or holds a small silver bowl of milk over the feet, while another hand holds a silver bowl near the feet. Silver bowls with flowers sit in the background. The feet and hands show the ritual washing and offering, with no clearly visible face.2013-01-15