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A young boy in an orange short-sleeved polo shirt drinks from a green tender coconut, holding it up to his mouth with one hand. A woman in pink is partly visible at the right edge. Behind him, under a golden-pillared open pavilion with a dark roof, a seated figure in a golden-brown chair is faintly visible among trees, with a red-edged stone platform and garden plants in the background.

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A young boy in an orange polo shirt and blue shorts stands in an outdoor temple courtyard, drinking from a green tender coconut held to his mouth with both hands. Behind him, under a palm-thatched pavilion with golden pillars, several deity murtis are decorated with garlands and sit on a raised platform. A brass oil lamp stand and a small canopied seat with a red cushion stand to the right. A knife and coconut husk pieces lie on the red-painted ledge in the foreground.2022-01-01A young person with hair tied in a bun and white ash markings on the arms and upper back pours liquid from a small metal vessel over a black stone lingam pillar in an outdoor courtyard. The person wears an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around the waist and drapes, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and stands barefoot on a metal plate. The black pillar carries a carved relief of a deity form, set on a stone pedestal beside a large tree trunk. Behind is a yellow and purple striped cloth fence, a red metal container structure, and a steel vessel of water on the left. The scene reads as an abhishekam ritual at a shrine.2024-09-15February 01 20172017-02-01A young boy with short dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a thin silver chain, sits cross-legged and reaches toward a brown coconut held in the open palm of an adult seated in white clothing. A cream-coloured garment and a red-and-white beaded mala with a small yellow pendant are visible on the adult. A second child in orange-toned clothing sits partly behind the boy, and a blue cup and a dark bottle appear at the edge of the frame.2017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01 +1 copiesA young boy in an orange cloth sits cross-legged and reaches toward a brown coconut resting in the open palm of a person in cream-white clothing. Another child in orange sits behind him with a silver chain. The seated adult wears a red-and-cream beaded necklace and a yellow pendant. A blue cup is visible at the top edge. The scene suggests a courtyard initiation session, with the boy touching the coconut's fibrous husk.2017-02-01May 10 20172017-05-10June 04 20132013-06-04 +1 copiesA young man in an orange saffron robe with white tilak marks on his forehead and arm plays a long curved brass horn raised overhead, held to his lips with one hand. He stands beside a white metal fence with green foliage and trees behind him, under a pale sky. A partial hand is visible at the right edge. No identifiable a person candidate is established from appearance alone.2013-06-04 +1 copiesA young boy in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl pours water from a brass vessel over a dark polished Shivalingam on a black stone yoni-peetha base. He has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms and wears rudraksha beads. Behind the lingam stands a golden seated statue of a figure with a golden turban and a raised hand in blessing, set on a marble pedestal. A brass trident stands to the left and a small pink flower lies near the base. The setting is a temple shrine with granite walls, consistent with a daily abhishekam ritual.2024-10-21February 01 20172017-02-01 +1 copies