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A close photograph of a ritual abhishekam. Two bare arms, one holding a silver pot, pour liquid from a silver spout over a pair of small ritual vessels on a silver tray. Each vessel is wrapped with a green cloth and decorated with white jasmine flowers. The tray rests on a red cloth-draped table, with a green leaf and a yellow flower in the foreground. Behind, a deity murti is adorned with yellow marigold garlands, beaded necklaces and a gold ornament, with a colourful decorated backdrop. No faces are visible and no person is identifiable.

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Close photograph of two ceremonial kalasha pots on a silver tray set over a bright pink cloth. The larger gold-toned kalasha has a green silk wrap and a garland of white jasmine flowers, and a smaller silver kalasha beside it has a matching green wrap and jasmine. Behind them are marigold garlands in yellow and orange and a round golden plate with ornate engraving. A metal vessel's curved spout is visible at the upper left edge. No people are visible in the frame, and no a person candidate appears.2013-04-21May 20 20132013-05-20April 21 20132013-04-21August 19 20132013-08-19Close photo of a ritual abhishekam being performed on a small deity murti placed on a tray atop an orange-and-red embroidered cloth. A pair of hands holds an ornate silver conch-shaped horn and another hand pours liquid from a copper kalasha into it. Beside the murti sit a silver lamp with a flared shade, a silver pitcher with a spout, and a silver vessel. Dark red drapery forms the background. No people's faces are visible.2013-05-20April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesAugust 19 20132013-08-19Close photo of a puja offering being made at a silver tray decorated with pink and yellow flowers, green leaves and small brass cups. A person in an orange garment holds a silver bowl and pours or offers from it at the top of the frame. On the left a woman with gold bangles extends her hand toward the tray. On the right a woman in a white sari with a gold border bends over the tray. Only partial figures are visible, and the setting has a red background.2010-01-24A ritual abhishekam scene: a hand in a white conch shell pours water over two gold kalasha-style vessels set in a shallow gold tray on a gold-brocaded cloth. Behind is a red and gold silk backdrop and a potted plant. Mango leaves and a tuft of fibre sit in the foreground, with a steel vessel at lower right and a sleeve in white cloth. Only a single arm and hand are visible in the frame, plus a partial hand at the far left edge.A photograph of an abhishekam in progress. In the left foreground, a person's arm pours water from an ornate engraved metal kalasha over a small silver deity murti. Behind, a seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a red and yellow flower garland sits on a gold-carved, flower-decorated throne with white and red blossoms. Brass lamps and ritual vessels stand at the left edge. Warm orange backdrop. The seated figure's face is blurred and the person's identity is not established from appearance, so this is a devotee and a seated presence in ritual clothing.2012-01-08Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being made at a gilded altar. A person in orange clothing on the left holds a small silver bowl, while hands on the right pour from or hold silver vessels over a tray heaped with golden-coloured offerings, red flowers and white blossoms. A golden ornate backdrop is visible behind, and a gold bangle is visible on the upper right arm. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja offering, with silver bowls and flowers at the altar.2009-12-07August 19 20132013-08-19