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June 01 2012

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June 01 20122012-06-01June 01 20122012-06-01June 01 20122012-06-01A seated figure in a rust-orange robe and dense rudraksha malas with gold beads pours liquid from a silver vessel with a long spout over a white shivalinga on a silver tray, during a puja. Behind, silver pots, a tall silver lamp stand, a silver bowl of pink flowers and pink garland strands sit on a stone ledge. A small silver figurine stands on the tray, and a silver spouted pot sits beside the lamp stand.2012-06-01Close photo of a temple abhishekam at a shrine. A person's bare forearm, wearing dark beaded bracelets, pours water from a repoussé silver vessel over a silver tray holding a small lingam-shaped object and a bell. Water streams across the tray. Behind are polished silver lamp stands, a silver bowl and pink rose petals and garlands on the shrine ledge. An orange cloth edge is visible at the lower right. Only a hand and arm are visible, so the person's identity cannot be determined from the image.2012-06-01June 01 20122012-06-01June 01 20122012-06-01July 15 20132013-07-15June 01 20122012-06-01Close-up of an abhishekam being performed on a deity murti. A hand pours milk or water from a white conch-shaped vessel with a silver spout over a gold and silver ornamented altar. Pink and white flower garlands drape the gold-plated image. Only hands and an orange-clad forearm of an officiant are visible; no full person is shown.2013-06-25A 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 01 20122012-06-01