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A seated figure with long dark hair and white ash markings on the forehead, arms and shoulders performs worship with palms pressed together at the chest, eyes lowered. The figure wears a rust-red garment with gold-yellow border and heavy gold necklaces and bangles. In front, a white-draped table holds a silver bowl with a shivalingam-style object, a small silver vessel, a brass bowl and a small bowl of yellow liquid. Behind is a shallow stone-tiled pool with dark water, and an ornate silver chair with a carved bird finial. Appears to be a rudrabhishekam offering moment.

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A seated person with hands pressed together in namaste beside a flowing stream under trees. The person wears a red-orange garment with a gold border, a long multi-strand gold necklace, gold bangles and a white forehead marking, and has long dark hair. On a white-draped table sits a silver puja setup with a silver bell, a silver vessel and small silver bowls holding offerings near a silver linga-shaped form. The person sits on a leopard-print cushion beside the water.2014-12-17A person sits on an ornate silver-backed chair beside a clear stream, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. The person wears a red and orange draped garment, a long gold necklace and a garland, gold armbands, and white sacred ash markings on the forehead and arms. Before them on a white draped table sit a silver puja vessel holding a small ritual object, a glass jar, and small silver bowls with offerings. Sunlight dapples the water over stone slabs. This is a ritual scene.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17A seated figure with long dark hair and a white horizontal forehead mark sits in a silver ornate chair with lion-head carvings, palms pressed together in prayer beside a shallow flowing stream over stone slabs. The figure wears a red-orange garment with gold border, a heavy gold necklace and gold armlets, with white ash smeared on the upper arms and chest. A white-draped table holds a silver plate with a conch-shaped vessel, offerings, a small silver bowl and a silver jug. A hand holding a silver ritual staff is visible at the lower right.2014-12-17A seated figure with long, dark, wavy hair and white sacred markings on the forehead and arms sits outdoors beside a stone surface with running water. The figure, wearing a maroon and gold-bordered cloth with gold garlands and bangles, has palms pressed together in prayer. In front of them on a white embroidered cloth stand silver bowls, a small silver pot with a spout, a silver kalasha-like vessel, and a decorated silver ceremonial object with flowers, indicating puja offerings. A silver peacock-headed staff or rod is held in the foreground by a hand at the bottom edge. The scene is consistent with a Rudrabhishekam ritual.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17 +1 copiesDecember 17 20142014-12-17A seated man with long dark hair and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms pours liquid from a silver vessel over a small silver shivalinga and offerings on a silver bowl, during a rudrabhishekam on a white patterned tablecloth. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti with gold border, gold bangles and a heavy gold necklace, and sits in an ornate silver chair with a leopard-print cushion. Behind him a shallow stone-lined stream or pool reflects light. A small silver cup and a bowl of yellow substance sit beside the offerings.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17