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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.

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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 2006.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25A photograph of a ritual offering outdoors in front of a parked vehicle with large tyres. On the left, a partially visible arm in a white sleeve pours or holds a silver vessel over a golden miniature temple-shaped object with a stepped tiered dome on a tray draped in white cloth. In the centre, a kalasha-like pot with a yellow-orange surface sits on a brass base, wrapped in white and pink flower garlands with green leaves and green beaded decorations. On the right, a gilded deity murti of a standing female figure with a crown and layered necklaces stands in an arched gold prabhavali frame with rearing lion-like figures, on a yellow silk-draped pedestal decorated with pink and white flowers. Incense sticks and a small oil lamp sit at the lower left on a teal cloth. The image is stamped with the date 25.10.2006.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25May 21 20062006-05-21October 25 20062006-10-25Outdoor photo of a ratha procession preparation on sandy ground in front of a gold-painted vehicle with wooden steps. In the foreground, a golden deity murti of a standing figure stands under an arched golden prabhavali, beside a golden stepped shrine-shaped vessel on a tray, and a brass kalasha wrapped in white and pink flowers with green leaves. Incense sticks and scattered petals lie on a teal cloth. A bare-footed person in white dhoti with a red border stands at the left edge. Two portrait prints are mounted on the vehicle's side: the left one shows a man in an orange turban and orange clothing with a gold necklace, the right one a smiling man in a white turban and dark blue embroidered robe.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25Close-up ritual photograph of a gold-plated Sri Chakra meru (stepped yantra) on a brass tray, with a white conch shell being tilted so water pours over the top. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, a small brass kalasha and a brass dish sit on a dark granite surface. A hand holds the conch at right, and a sheet of printed text lies at left. Pink, yellow and white flowers decorate the tray in front, and a corner of a purple and orange silk sari is visible at top. No people's faces are visible.2010-10-17October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25