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A photograph of an outdoor ritual on bare sandy ground. A hand in a white sleeve pours a yellow liquid from a small silver vessel onto a golden stepped pyramidal form, a sri meru-style yantra or pedestal, set on a gold tray. Pink and white flower garlands lie at its base. A truck's wooden body and tyres sit in the background, and a turquoise painted strip runs along the lower left. The abhishekam-like pouring suggests consecration activity at a temple construction site. A digital date stamp reads 25 10 2006.

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A photograph of an abhishekam being poured over a golden sri meru-style yantra (stepped pyramidal form) set on a golden tray with white and pink flower garlands. A hand in a white sleeve tilts a small silver vessel, pouring a stream of yellow-orange liquid onto the top of the golden form. Behind it, a vehicle's wheel and a dusty ground surface are visible, with an ornate gold-carved wooden panel with lion-like figures at the right edge. The date stamp reads 25 10 2006 in red at lower right. No people beyond the pouring hand are visible.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25May 21 20062006-05-21A photograph of a golden Sri Yantra, a pyramid-shaped geometric yantra with stepped tiers, placed on a golden tray with a yellow flower on its apex. A partially visible hand with a white cloth rests at the left edge. The floor is brown tiled. No full person is visible.2011-10-05May 21 20062006-05-21October 25 20062006-10-25October 07 20112011-10-07A close photograph of a ritual abhishekam: a hand in a red sleeve and gold bangles pours water from a polished brass kalasha pot over a small golden stepped shrine piece or pedestal. Water spills in streams onto the gilded tiers. Behind it are wooden frame supports and a dark carved wooden element, with a white-clad leg visible at the left edge. No faces are visible, so no person is identified.2009-06-15A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A person in white clothing with a rudraksha mala around the neck pours golden-yellow liquid from a polished brass pot over a small golden yoni-shaped base on a red stand. Yellow liquid splashes across the wet grey stone floor. To the right, a white marble sculpture of a seated female figure with a head covering rests on a wooden plinth. Only the lower body and hands of the pouring person are visible, with no clear face shown.2010-07-05May 21 20062006-05-21October 25 20062006-10-25