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A photograph of a young person in an orange turban and orange garment bending over a large brass tray filled with water and floating yellow and red flower petals and blossoms. The figure wears gold-beaded necklaces and white markings on the upper arms, and appears to be dipping a hand or cloth into the water, consistent with a ritual bathing or abhishekam-style offering. The surroundings include a yellow-painted pillar and a potted green plant.

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A photo of a young devotee in orange robes and an orange turban bending over a large brass tray of water floating with yellow and red flower petals and marigold heads, with green leaves at the edge. The devotee wears a golden necklace and has white markings on the arms and back. Bright yellow walls and a wooden cabinet with glass fronts stand behind, and another person in orange cloth is partly visible at the left edge. The scene appears to be a temple ritual performed with flowers and water.2025-03-02A young child in an orange turban and orange draped garment kneels over a large brass tray filled with water and floating yellow and red rose petals. The child, with white markings on the arms and a gold bead necklace, dips both hands into the water, handling a small brass vessel. Beside the tray, a person in white dhoti with gold borders stands on a yellow-painted floor, with green leaves visible nearby. The scene suggests a ritual bathing or abhishekam offering.2025-03-02A child in orange clothing and an orange turban kneels beside a large oval brass tray of water scattered with yellow and red flower petals. The child wears a gold bead necklace with dark beads and holds a brass vessel over the water, performing a ritual bathing. Mango leaves rest at the edge of the tray. Behind, a framed portrait hangs on a grey stone wall, a wooden lattice door stands on the right, and a red cloth covers a small table with a brass bell. The child's bare shoulders show white marks.2025-03-02A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges and a white headcloth leans over a large brass oval tray filled with water and floating yellow and red flowers, washing a green cloth in it. Strands of rudraksha beads and gold ornaments hang at his neck, and white ash marks show on his arms and back. Behind him, a framed portrait of a smiling man with voluminous curly hair and an orange robe hangs on a grey wall beside a gilded doorway with carved wooden panels. A red velvet-draped table with brass lamps sits at right, and green leaves lie at the lower edge.2025-03-02A photograph inside a temple shrine room. A young boy in an orange turban and orange dhoti with a gold waistband stands at a large brass vessel holding golden liquid with yellow flowers and green leaves, and he holds a small object dipped into it. Beside him a bare-chested man with white ash marks on his arms and chest, a white head cloth, a white dhoti and layered gold-bead necklaces assists with the ritual. Framed portraits of a saint in a red-orange robe and a smiling curly-haired figure in orange hang on the wall, and a red-and-green draped table with brass items sits at right, consistent with a puja or abhishekam setting.2025-03-02A shirtless young priest in an orange cloth draped over his shoulder leans forward at a gold basin filled with pink rose petals, pouring water over a small brass deity murti in the centre. Behind him stands a large dark stone statue wearing a red-orange turban, layered gold necklaces and a saffron-gold dhoti with a gold border, with palms raised in blessing, set in an ornate gold-and-embroidered arch. A tall brass oil lamp and a red and yellow decorative umbrella stand to the left, and a small brass bowl sits at the statue's base.2025-02-02A young boy in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl pours water from a brass vessel over a dark polished Shivalingam on a black stone yoni-peetha base. He has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms and wears rudraksha beads. Behind the lingam stands a golden seated statue of a figure with a golden turban and a raised hand in blessing, set on a marble pedestal. A brass trident stands to the left and a small pink flower lies near the base. The setting is a temple shrine with granite walls, consistent with a daily abhishekam ritual.2024-10-21A young person in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and horizontal white ash stripes on the arms kneels on the floor pouring liquid from a brass vessel into a wide brass basin. Beside them, a brass figure of a seated deity sits on a gold-painted wooden pedestal or stand, and a row of brass oil lamps sits on shelves in a gold-painted niche. A brass pot stands in the lower right corner. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual in a temple room, with gold walls and a tiled floor.2025-03-29A devotee in an orange sannyasi wrap, with bare upper back and rudraksha mala, bends over a golden bowl filled with pink rose petals and water, bathing a small metal figure of a deity murti with his hands. Behind him stands a large dark-grey statue wearing a red and gold turban, layered gold necklaces, and a red-and-gold dhoti with a gold border, raising one palm in blessing. Golden oil lamps stand on either side and a red-and-gold embroidered canopy hangs behind the bowl.2025-02-02July 21 20102010-07-21December 07 20162016-12-07A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a red border pours water from a brass vessel over a bronze statue of a standing saint with folded hands. The statue wears a garland of yellow marigolds and red roses and stands on a tiered brass pedestal. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and a silver pendant, with tilak markings on his forehead and arm tattoos. Behind them hang dense strings of purple, yellow, white and green flower garlands, with warm lamps at the left edge. The scene looks like an abhishekam ritual.2016-12-06