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August 07 20172017-08-07May 29 20172017-05-29Photograph of ritual preparations on a bare ground, with several wooden stools holding stainless steel bowls filled with yellow liquid. A polished brass pot with a wide mouth stands on the left stool beside a covered steel vessel, and small steel cups sit between the bowls. Bare feet and the white dhoti-style clothing of people are visible at the top edge. No person's face is shown. Turmeric-coloured water and kumkum-like bowls suggest a puja or abhishekam setup.2006-10-30Five copper vessels with wide rims sit on a round brass tray placed on a dark grey speckled stone floor. The vessels hold white milk, clear water or curd, brown liquid, golden yellow oil or ghee, and a reddish-brown liquid with a pale garnish. A partial view of an orange cloth appears at the upper right corner. No people are clearly visible in full. The arrangement resembles ritual offerings for abhishekam or puja.2007-09-24September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesFive copper pots with flared rims sit on a round brass tray on a dark stone surface, each holding a different liquid. The pots contain milk, a thick clear liquid, a brown liquid, a dark reddish liquid and a golden-yellow liquid, arranged as abhishekam offerings. No people are visible, and no deity murti or a person is shown in the frame.2007-09-24December 16 20092009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16Indoor photograph of a storage corner with several large old metal vessels on a concrete floor. In the foreground is a tall red-painted cylindrical container with a domed lid and ring handles. Beside it stand a brass-coloured pot with a ring handle and lid, a reddish-brown vessel, and a copper-toned pot with a spout-like handle. A small stepped stone base sits on the floor. At the left edge a wooden table and a few vessels are partly visible against a white wall. No people are present.A top-down view of brass ritual vessels on a dark stone floor, arranged for abhishekam. Eleven brass pots with wide mouths sit in clusters, some filled with white, pink-brown and bright yellow powders or pastes. A flat round brass tray lies to the right, and a white dish of powder rests near the top. Red brick wall at left and a woven mat at top. No people are visible.2007-02-16A row of five polished brass or gold-toned kalasha pots with wide mouths and rounded bases sits on a dark black cloth patterned with white and yellow dots, beside a stack of red ochre stones on the right. A large grey cylindrical vessel and a pale hose lie at the top left on a concrete floor. No people are visible; the scene suggests preparations for a ritual such as abhishekam.2009-12-16A photograph of a ritual preparation setup on a stone floor with no people visible. In the foreground are wooden trays holding bright yellow turmeric powder and reddish powder, a small stone mortar and pestle, and white stone balls. A small brass figure of a standing female deity holds a bowl on the left. Behind them are large metal cooking vessels, including a dark copper pot with a loop handle and a polished brass pot with gold bands, set before a yellow-gold wall.2017-09-23 +1 copies