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A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, shaved head and white forehead markings, pours water from a brass vessel over a white statue wearing a lavender-blue turban, shawl and rudraksha and bead necklaces. The statue is adorned with a yellow and red rose garland, and brass lamps and a pot sit in front. Behind are gold-patterned metal panels, a red and orange cloth backdrop, and a jeweled ornament. The scene is an abhishekam ritual.

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A photograph of a pada puja in a temple setting. A young priest with a shaved head, white dhoti and shawl edged in gold, and a white forehead mark sits cross-legged on the left and pours water from a brass pot over the feet of a white statue. The statue wears a purple turban, purple shawl, gold necklaces and a red bindi, and is garlanded with yellow and red flowers and rudraksha malas. Brass oil lamps, pink and red flower offerings, a brass plate and a brass kalasha sit in front. Golden carved temple pillars, red drapes and a blue cloth frame the scene. The statue is a depiction, not a living person, and no one present matches a clear a person appearance.2011-07-26A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-edged border performs a puja, holding a brass lamp with a flame over a plate of red flowers toward a white marble statue. The statue is seated in a lavender-purple cloth with a matching turban, wearing beaded necklaces and garlands, its hands raised in blessing. Behind it stand a garland of yellow marigolds and red roses, rudraksha malas, an ornate golden deity-shrine setting, and a brass kalasha vessel on the foreground table with flower offerings. A small purple-clad figure appears in the background.2011-07-26A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth sits on a raised cushioned seat, holding a small oil lamp aloft in his right hand while a ritual vessel rests before him. Around him are brass and silver puja implements: a silver pitcher, bowls, a conch shell, a covered plate and small cups. Beside him, a seated murti in saffron robes with an orange turban, rudraksha mala and a silver necklace is adorned with a garland of yellow and purple flowers. A folded red and gold cloth lies in the foreground. The setting is an open-sided shrine with orange and red walls and a silver lamp stand. The priest's attire and the seated figure are part of a ritual scene; the priest appears to perform an aarti or puja.2010-12-16June 30 20102010-06-30A seated priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold-toned trim and a gold chain performs a puja beside a white statue of a seated figure dressed in lavender cloth, with gold necklace and red flower garlands. The priest, bare-headed with a shaved scalp and sacred ash marks on his forehead, holds a small ritual vessel and lamp near a brass lamp stand, brass pots, a bronze shrine-like arch, and a yellow and red flower garland hangs at the right. Another draped figure in blue and orange cloth with rudraksha beads sits at the edge of the frame, and a purple-and-red deity or devotional figure appears behind the offerings. Scattered red flowers and brass vessels fill the foreground of this temple ritual setting.2011-07-26A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with red border stands with eyes closed, holding a small silver bowl in both hands. He wears a long necklace of gold barrel-shaped beads, white sacred ash lines on his forehead and neck, and a red kumkum dot between his brows. Behind him, a woman in a yellow and white sari presses her palms together in prayer, and other devotees in white stand partly visible at the edges.2010-10-19A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands at left, pouring water or milk from a silver vessel over the head of a gold-coloured standing deity murti within a gold arched prabhavali. The priest has white ash-like markings on his bare arm and wears gold bangles. Behind him another white-clad priest with a folded-hands posture stands beside a gold ornamented frame, and a seated devotee in white and a woman with folded hands appear at lower left. A white marble seated figure and a dark stone linga-shaped stone with an orange flower sit at right; red curtains and foliage fill the background. This appears to be an abhishekam being performed.2011-09-19A temple ritual photograph. A man in saffron-orange clothing stands at right, bending forward with sacred ash marks on his arms and forehead, tending an offering to a deity murti dressed with a green-and-red patterned cloth, garlands of red roses and yellow flowers, and a gold crown. Behind him stands a second man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and gold oil lamps stand beside the deity. Ornate gold carved decoration and a golden hooded canopy frame the shrine, with foliage visible at upper left. a person: the saffron-clad figure bending over the offering wears a visible rudraksha-style necklace and performs abhishekam-like service at the shrine, a role described only by visible cues.2010-07-21A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border sits at lower left performing a puja, holding a lamp with a flame toward a large deity murti behind. The deity is adorned with yellow and red flower garlands, rudraksha beads and a crown-like headdress. In front sits a small white figure in lavender robes and a purple turban, with a yellow mala, seated on a platform. Brass vessels, a kalasha, lamps, flower offerings and pink petals fill the foreground, with a tall brass lamp stand at right.2011-07-26September 13 20112011-09-13Photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine. A man in saffron/orange robes with a white sacred mark on his shoulder and a gold-bead garland holds a tall brass oil lamp aarti with a tray of lit flames, facing a deity murti draped in a maroon and gold silk cloth with silver and jewelled necklaces, decorated with red rose and yellow marigold garlands and a gold crown. A white marble seated figure in saffron robes and a pearl mala sits beside the murti with raised hand, and small brass lamps stand nearby. The man's face is turned down; he is not clearly distinguishable as a specific person, so no identity is asserted. One physical person visible.2010-07-21June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copies