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A young boy in a checked short-sleeved shirt with a red-and-white lanyard sits cross-legged on a patterned rug, pouring water from a copper vessel over a small brass deity figure on a brass tray during a home puja. Behind him, a large wall portrait shows a smiling figure in a saffron-orange turban and robe, wearing a red-and-white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, holding a trident. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on a wooden cabinet, and a hand of an adult in white is visible at the right edge.

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A smiling young boy in a brown and beige checked school uniform with a brown skirt sits on the floor holding a copper pot. He wears a white sandalwood paste mark and red bindi on his forehead and a red-and-white lanyard around his neck. Before him on a brass tray are a small bronze figure of a standing deity, a dark stone figure, and small brass cups. Behind him a wall-mounted printed portrait shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and a long garland of red and white flowers, holding a trident. In front of the portrait stand a tall brass lamp and two small lit oil lamps. The boy is a child, not the figure in the portrait.2024-07-11A smiling young boy sits cross-legged on the floor beside a wooden lattice-backed seat, wearing a checked beige and brown school uniform with a maroon lanyard reading Maharishi International Residential School, a sandalwood mark and red bindi on his forehead. In front of him is a brass puja tray holding a black stone Ganesha, small brass deity murti including a standing figure and a seated figure, a black oval lingam-like stone, a copper kalasha pot, small metal cups and a brass bell. A brass aarti plate with lit oil lamps and flower petals sits to his left, and a brass abhishekam basin fills the foreground.2024-07-11A young shirtless boy in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at a wooden altar performing abhishekam, pouring liquid from a brass vessel over small metal murtis on a white-tiled platform. Behind him stand large copper-toned statues of a flute-playing deity and another figure, against a blue draped cloth and an ornate gold frame on an orange wall. A steel pot below catches the flowing water, with a brass pot and petals nearby. No a person-appearance candidate is visible; the only person is the boy performing the ritual.2025-04-27A small shrine room with pink walls where a young priest in white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested with white sacred markings on his arms and rudraksha malas around his neck, pours liquid from a brass vessel over three small brass deity murtis on a yellow-gold tray set on a green table, a puja or abhishekam. Yellow flowers are scattered on the tray and in metal bowls at the bottom. Behind the table is a large printed poster of a smiling figure in an orange turban, saffron garments and ornate gold and beaded necklaces, labelled as a depiction, alongside framed deity pictures and a standing statue holding a trident-like staff with rudraksha malas. Framed pictures of deities and a man in a white shirt hang on the walls.2021-12-26A 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.2025-03-29Kailasa Kanchipuram 27th december 2021A 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 man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, bare-chested with white sacred markings on his arms and shoulder, and a long rudraksha mala hanging over his shoulder, pours liquid from a brass vessel over three small gold-coloured metal murtis on a green-legged table covered with a gold tray and scattered yellow flowers. The murtis appear to be a deity with consorts, placed in a small shrine room with framed religious prints on the walls and a seated statue draped with garlands and beads in the background. Yellow flower petals lie on the tray and in metal bowls at the edges of the frame. The scene suggests a daily puja or abhishekam at a small shrine.2021-12-26Kailasa Kanchipuram 27th december 2021A young boy in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with white vibhuti markings on his forehead and shoulders and rudraksha beads around his neck, pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone shivalingam set on a black yoni-peetha base during abhishekam. A golden seated statue of a figure with a raised hand and a golden turban stands behind on a pedestal, and a gold trident leans against the wall to the left.2024-10-21A photo of a priest seated on the floor in a golden-yellow room performing a puja. He wears an orange cloth wrap, has white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, and a brown beaded necklace. He holds a silver tray with a small lamp, incense sticks and a bowl of powder, and a brass-coloured vessel is in front of him. Before him is a small brass deity murti on a golden low platform, with a large bronze bowl of liquid and kalasha pots nearby. Shelves behind him hold brass lamps and a wooden box. A timestamp reads 29/03/2025 21:18.2025-03-29Kailasa Kanchipuram 27th december 2021