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Close photo of a gold ceremonial necklace of large ornately engraved gold beads with dark inlaid bands, held by a bare arm with bangle and visible fingers, its pendant dipping into a brass vessel filled with water. A small oval portrait is set into the golden pendant. Behind is a wooden board and a reddish-orange cloth at the left edge.

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Close-up photograph of a ritual vessel set on a clear glass tray with scalloped edges. Two hands, one from each side, hold and lift a stacked brass or gold-toned metal vessel with a handle, its polished surface reflecting warm light. A small pink petal lies on the stone floor, and an ornate beaded and jewelled cloth edge appears at the left. No person's face is visible, and the scene suggests puja preparation with a kalasha-style vessel.2007-10-08May 31 20182018-05-31 +2 copiesClose-up photo of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A hand holding a silver kalasha with a green mango-leaf or grass sprig dips into or pours from the pot, while a second hand supports the base. The pot rests on a cream silk cloth edged with gold and studded with blue and red stones and white beads. In the foreground, a bare arm bears white vibhuti striping and a strand of rudraksha beads. To the right, a person wears an orange-red saffron cloth. The background shows a blurred golden ornamental backdrop.2018-06-04 +1 copiesA 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.2012-01-08Close-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.2013-05-27April 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a person in an orange saffron garment draped over the body, wearing an ornate gold pendant necklace with ruby and white stone inlay and a gold ornamental ball-shaped pendant hanging from a dark bead strand. Only forearms and hands are visible at the frame edges; the face is not shown. The saffron cloth folds across the lap, and the gold jewellery is the central detail of the image.2006-05-22A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes pouring water from a brass vessel wrapped with white thread over a black Shivalingam on an altar. He wears a gold necklace with a pendant and a beaded bracelet. Behind him stands a gold deity murti draped with a garland of white and red flowers, with an orange cloth and a large gold flower decoration above. The scene shows abhishekam to a Shiva lingam.2007-11-15Close-up of a polished brass kalasha-style ritual vessel with a domed lid standing on a decorated silver-blue metal tray. Two hands of a person in orange-red clothing hold a small thin implement and touch the lid of the vessel, apparently applying or placing something during a ritual. The floor is pale stone. No face is visible. Setting suggests a puja at an ashram.2007-10-08October 08 20072007-10-08May 31 20182018-05-31Close view of a ritual at a gilded altar or pedestal with ornate repoussé patterns. A woman in a blue and purple saree with gold border pours liquid from a small silver vessel onto a brass or gold dish of flowers and small ritual items, with red and magenta flowers scattered across the gilded surface. Another person in red garments and bare feet kneels at the left edge. Gold bangles are visible on the pouring wrist. No clearly visible a person candidate; the figures shown are hands, feet and a seated devotee's clothing.2011-10-15