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Close photograph of an abhishekam offering. A young woman in an orange sari with red and gold bangles pours milk from a small silver-and-gold bowl over an offering. Golden and silver trays hold red apples, pink flowers and green leaves, and a silver bowl of white liquid sits nearby. Blurred dark-haired heads and a beige sleeve frame the foreground, with a second hand holding a silver lid. The scene is a temple abhishekam ritual.

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November 01 20112011-11-01A woman in an orange sari with a black beaded necklace and red bangles pours or offers from a small silver bowl onto a large ornate gold tray. The tray holds many small silver cups and dishes, some filled with white liquid, pink lotus flowers and green leaves, and a red fruit at the lower edge. Other people's dark-haired heads are blurred in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01A close photograph of a ritual offering at a temple. A hand pours liquid from a small silver vessel onto a golden tray arranged with silver bowls, pink and magenta flowers, and red fruit. A woman in a magenta sari with red and black bangles is visible at the right edge, and another person in white is partly visible at the lower left. Golden decorations and an ornate gold surface fill the background.2011-11-01September 21 20112011-09-21Close photograph of a ritual abhishekam being performed at a golden tray. A woman in a red and orange sari, wearing red and black bangles, pours milk from a small silver bowl with a lid over the offering tray, while another hand holds a second lidded silver vessel above the tray. The gold-coloured plates hold a red apple-like fruit, a small bowl of white liquid, flower petals and a pink flower. Two blurred heads in the foreground frame the scene.2011-11-01September 21 20112011-09-21A close photograph of a ritual offering in progress on a golden tray. Several hands pour white liquid. In the foreground a woman with a dark hair bun is seen from behind. One figure at the upper right wears an orange saffron garment, and bangles are visible on a wrist. No face is shown clearly, so no one can be identified; the scene appears to be an abhishekam or puja offering.2010-11-09September 18 20112011-09-18September 21 20112011-09-21Close photo of ritual offering preparation on a gold-decorated altar. Two women in red saris with gold borders hold small silver vessels, one pouring or offering from a silver cup, over a silver tray of pink and red flower petals and silver bowls. A bare-armed woman in a red blouse with gold-embroidered sleeve, bangles and a bracelet reaches in from the left, and a blurred figure with long dark hair in a pale top stands at the right edge. Gold ornate carved surfaces fill the background.2011-10-22