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May 20 2014

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Close-up photo of an ornate silver kalasha-style vessel with engraved floral bands, mounted on a curved silver stand, with water trickling from its spout onto a small brass figure below. Orange and yellow marigold garlands hang at left, and a blurred warm red-brown background with a dark top fills the frame. No people are visible in the scene.2014-05-20Close-up photo of an ornate silver abhishekam vessel, a kalasha-style pot with embossed floral bands, pouring a thin stream of water through a spout into a small silver cup held in a hand. The blurred background shows a person in a rust-red garment with a rudraksha mala draped over the shoulder, and a glimpse of a red backdrop. The pouring suggests a ritual abhishekam.2014-03-24December 28 20112011-12-28March 24 20142014-03-24Close-up photograph of a silver ritual vessel shaped like an elephant head with a curled trunk and a flower-patterned square body, held by a person's hands at the top of an ornately engraved silver handle. Clear liquid pours in thin streams from the elephant's trunk and base. The background is softly blurred with red and cream tones. No people's faces are visible.2014-01-18 +1 copiesClose photo of a ritual setup on an orange-and-red patterned cloth. Two hands hold an ornate silver-toned cup with a long spout, pouring toward a brass pot. Nearby sit a silver pitcher with an animal-head spout, a large engraved silver vessel, a small brass figurine of a deity, and a hanging lamp. Red drapery is behind. No people's faces visible; the hands are the only human presence, and no identifiable a person is shown.2013-05-20Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam setup on a tray. A person in a rust-red garment wears a gold necklace strung with rudraksha beads and holds a silver conch-shaped vessel, pouring liquid over a crystal Shivling beneath a silver kalasha with a spout. A small bronze deity murti stands on a silver stand beside the crystal lingam, with a glass bowl and a leopard-print fabric visible at the edge.2014-05-20Close-up photograph of ritual brass vessels on a puja table. A large polished metal kalasha with a wide mouth stands at left, beside a small metal tumbler. At right, an ornate silver-toned elephant-headed spout vessel with engraved floral panels rests on a decorated base. No people are visible.2015-12-23Close photo of a ritual abhishekam being performed on a small deity murti placed on a tray atop an orange-and-red embroidered cloth. A pair of hands holds an ornate silver conch-shaped horn and another hand pours liquid from a copper kalasha into it. Beside the murti sit a silver lamp with a flared shade, a silver pitcher with a spout, and a silver vessel. Dark red drapery forms the background. No people's faces are visible.2013-05-20A close photograph of an abhishekam being performed at a silver puja tray. A person's hands, wearing gold bangles and a pink and yellow flower garland, pour liquid from a silver conch-shaped vessel with a long spout over small bronze and gold deity figures and a Shiva lingam-like object on the tray. A silver kalasha vessel stands nearby, and a silver lamp with a curved stem and hood is on the left. A gold-clothed figure is partly visible at the bottom right, with a blurred background. The camera and framing show only part of the person.2013-05-27June 03 20152015-06-03December 16 20112011-12-16