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A seated man in orange-red ochre garments and layered gold and beaded necklaces holds a silver conch-shaped vessel toward two silver deity murtis on a red wooden stand. He has a red bindi and long dark hair. Silver puja vessels, a small silver cup and a silver bowl sit on the foreground table. A gilded ornate frame stands behind him, and a beaded curtain hangs to the right. A second person in white is partly visible at the left edge. Nighttime ritual setting.

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A seated man in an orange-red dhoti and a leopard-print shawl holds a silver vessel with embossed floral designs while looking down toward two metal deity murtis with crowns on his right. He wears layered gold and beaded necklaces, a rudraksha-style mala, and white ash markings on his forehead. Behind him stands another person in orange clothing. The scene appears to be a ritual or puja setting in the evening.2012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 29 20122012-07-29 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange-red dhoti-style wrap, a leopard-print shawl over one shoulder, layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, and a red bindi and white forehead marks, performs a ritual with his right hand raised over a pair of brass deity murtis seated on a red wooden stand, one with a crown and one with a tall headdress, both decorated with pink flowers. Before him are a brass tray with yellow powder, a small bowl, a metal vessel and a silver kalasha-like pot. A gold-framed throne-like chair stands behind him against a wall of small rounded grey stones, with potted pink flowers at right. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam performed before the murtis.2012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 29 20122012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and wrap, with a leopard-print cloth over his shoulder, pours water from an ornate silver vessel over a pair of bronze deity murti set on a red-and-gold cloth in front of him. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders, and he wears layered gold and bead necklaces. He sits on a gold-framed throne against a dark textured stone wall decorated with pink flowers in a pot. Brass lamps, a silver bowl and small offering vessels sit on the altar, and a partially visible person is at the left edge. This is an abhishekam being performed over the bronze images.2012-07-29A photograph of a seated figure in an ornate gilded throne-style chair beside a small shrine. The person wears a rust-orange draped garment over a leopard-print shawl, multiple strands of gold and beaded necklaces, and a red bindi with a tilak on the forehead, and holds a small cup with red flower petals. Two bronze deity murti are on a red pedestal in front of him, one with a crown and holding a trident-like implement, decorated with pink flowers. A silver vessel, offerings and a kalasha-style pot sit on the cloth below, with pink hydrangea-like plants and a pebble-textured grey wall behind. The scene looks like a puja or abhishekam setting.2012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29 +1 copies