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Close overhead photograph of a ritual offering on a brass thali placed on red cloth. A central small brass cup holds white liquid, possibly milk or abhishekam liquid, with pink flower petals scattered in it and around the rim. A hand, partly visible at the top, pours from a golden vessel. A brass kalasha or vessel sits at the upper left, a dark liquid bowl at the right edge, and a white cloth lies in the foreground. A yantra-patterned gold object is visible at the top right. No people's faces are shown and no identifiable person is visible.

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Close-up photo of an abhishekam ritual on a red cloth. A milky liquid is poured over a shivalinga-shaped object on an ornate gold brass plate, with pink flowers scattered around it. Behind, a framed gold and colored Sri Yantra with a red central bindu sits beside a small brass kalasha with a handle. A brass bowl of dark liquid and a white cloth are at the edges. No people are visible.2024-02-26June 25 20132013-06-25January 24 20172017-01-24A close photograph of a Sri Vidya puja offering. A hand, with a white sleeve at the bottom edge, pours a stream of liquid from a small brass vessel into a large gold-toned brass thali filled with a golden liquid and scattered pink flower petals. A small pink crystal or stone linga sits in the tray. Behind it, a red cloth covers the altar, with a brass kalasha-style lamp on the left and a framed gold Sri Yantra on a stand at right, its triangular geometry in green, red and gold, with Sanskrit text reading 'श्री यन्त्रम्' along the top. Purple flowers and a brass plate with offerings sit in the background against a dark backdrop.2024-02-26KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/14/20222022-03-14Close view of a ritual abhishekam on a gold-plated tray. Two hands pour white milk from a silver bowl over a small gold lingam-shaped vessel set among pink, red and white flower petals. Silver bowls and dishes sit in the background, and red flowers lie at the left edge. No people's faces are visible; only hands appear.2013-06-25January 21 20172017-01-21Close view of a gold ritual tray filled with pink, red and white flower petals around a golden pedestal lingam-style vessel. A pair of hands pours milk from a silver bowl over the stone-like central object, as in abhishekam. Silver and gold bowls and offering plates sit in the background, with a red flower at left. No people's faces are visible; only hands are shown.2013-06-25Photo 82864962022-04-24 +1 copiesA photo of a Shiva lingam ritual at a temple shrine. A priest's bare hand, with a red and black thread bracelet on the wrist, pours white milk or abhishekam liquid over a black stone lingam with a golden yoni-peetha base. A copper-coloured Shri Yantra-style metal form sits in front, its tiers coated with white liquid. Pink flowers, scattered rice grains and green leaves lie on the dark stone floor, and a golden arch frames the shrine behind. Only a partial figure in white dhoti is visible at the left edge.2022-01-24KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/18/20222022-02-18KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 8/16/20212021-08-16