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A photograph of a man seated at a ritual setup at night, wearing a leopard-print wrap and a red upper cloth, with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, and a sacred ash mark on his forehead. He holds a small silver cup over a silver trident (trishul) decorated with marigold and white flower garlands. In front of him on a tray are a silver kalasha pot, a crystal shivalinga, and a small brass figure, with a red cloth draped on the table. A standing figure in white is blurred in the background.

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A man seated at a ritual setup performs abhishekam at a silver trident-topped stand decorated with white jasmine and orange-yellow marigold garlands. He wears a red wrap, a leopard-print cloth around his lower body, a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, a small gold earring and a tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver vessel beneath a silver pourer above a clear crystal shivalinga on a tray, with a small brass deity figure and offerings beside it. A red cloth covers the table and a blurred figure in white sits in the background.2014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a person seated at a ceremonial table during an evening ritual, ringing a small silver handbell held in the right hand. The person has long dark hair swept back, a vertical tilak on the forehead, and a shoulder-draped red cloth over a leopard-print lower garment, with a long multi-strand necklace of rudraksha beads and gold-toned ornaments. On the table are a silver kalasha-style vessel with a crystal bowl, a small brass deity murti, and a red cloth, with a garland of white flowers and orange marigolds hanging on a silver pillar behind. A silver throne with ornate heart-shaped panels stands to the left, lit by warm lights, with a few blurred figures in the background.2014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20A photograph of a ceremony at night under a decorated canopy. A man seated on the left, with long hair in a bun, rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial necklace, wears a red-orange shawl over a leopard-print garment and holds a small silver cup while his eyes are closed. He is seated near a silver throne-like chair. In the foreground on the right, a silver kalasha vessel and a silver shivalinga-like object sit on a silver tray beside a tall pole garlanded with orange and white flowers. Behind, a camera on a tripod and bright blue stage lighting are visible. Someone in white is partly visible in the background. The man's appearance suggests a person, with rudraksha, gold necklace, long hair and a red-orange shawl, but identity is uncertain.2014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20 +1 copiesMay 20 20142014-05-20A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a shrine. In the foreground, a figure in a rust-orange wrap pours liquid from a silver vessel over a small silver-and-crystal lingam set on a silver tray. Beside him, a seated man with a white tilak and red bindi, wearing a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace, wears a red-orange garment and a leopard-print lower wrap, and holds a silver cup at the lingam. Behind them, a silver-embossed backdrop, orange and white flower garlands and a decorated fabric wall frame the scene. A small brass deity murti stands near the lingam base.2014-05-20