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Close-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A hand pours liquid from a long silver vessel with a lid over a metal stand, streaming water downward. Behind, a deity murti or decorated figure wears layered gold and red-stone necklaces and a white dhoti-like cloth with red border. Floral garlands and a red flower sit at the lower left, and an ornate crown or headpiece with jewelled decoration is visible at top. Warm orange lighting.2015-09-17Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A bare-skinned person's hand, adorned with a gold bangle and a beaded bracelet, pours liquid from a silver-gold conch-shaped vessel with a spout, and a thin stream falls toward a silver bowl. The person wears a pink and white flower garland across the shoulder and a gold waist ornament. In the foreground, a gold-coloured cloth is blurred. On the silver tray stand a small brass deity figure, a standing female form, a lamp with a curved arm and shade, and red flowers. The background is a dark red curtain and a white panel. The image shows only one physical person, partially visible.2013-05-27Close photo of a seated figure in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala draped across the lap and a red-brown rudraksha bracelet on the wrist. Both hands hold a small metal implement with a rounded knob, apparently applying a fine powder or liquid during a ritual. Beside the lap sits an ornate silver lamp or urn with a glass shade, and at the bottom edge a tray holds white flowers and orange-red offerings. Dim background, gold-bordered cloth.2018-03-03Close-up photo of a priest's hands during a ritual. One hand holds a white conch-shaped vessel with a pearl-like tip, tilting it over a cupped hand that holds a small bundle of green leaves, with liquid dripping. The priest wears a red thread bracelet and a dark rudraksha mala around the wrist and arm, with an orange garment visible at the right edge. A silver metal bowl sits below. Warm, blurred background.2018-05-30Close photo of a person's hands and forearms in a mudra-like gesture, with the cupped right hand held palm-up and the left hand extended over it. The wrists and upper arm wear multiple rudraksha malas with dark brown beads. The garment is a saffron-red cloth with rudraksha strands draped across the chest. Behind the hands is a silver ceremonial object with an ornate, possibly elephant-head or chariot-like form, and a blurred red and yellow background.2018-03-03Close-up photograph of a hand holding a lit oil lamp with a bowl-shaped metal dish and a tall stem, flame rising bright orange. The wrist wears a rudraksha bracelet and a rudraksha mala hangs at the arm. Beside it stands a golden-bronze deity murti with a raised arm and ornate peetha with carved silver-toned panels. Warm red and maroon cloth is in the background. Only the hand and arm of the person are visible.2018-03-03September 21 20172017-09-21A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a brass deity murti with a conical crown. A hand holds a silver vessel with a wire-wrapped pattern, pouring water over the murti's face and head. In the blurred background at right, a smiling figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment and a thick red and yellow flower garland, seated among white and red floral decorations. Orange walls frame the scene. Only the pouring hand and the seated figure are visible as people.2012-01-08December 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20March 03 20182018-03-03Close-up photo of a ritual water offering. A metal cup pours water over a pair of hands holding a bundle of darbha grass, over a polished silver bowl containing flower petals and small offerings. A person in orange saffron robes sits on the left, and a person in maroon garments with a gold border on the right, with a wrist mala and gold ornaments visible. The scene suggests a puja or sankalpa water rite. No faces are visible. a person's presence is not established from the visible figures.2015-09-14