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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being poured. A bare hand with bangles tips a polished silver cup of white liquid. Red carnations, pink roses, white plumeria and green leaves cover the tray, with silver bowls holding more petals in the background. The scene reads as abhishekam or puja preparation.

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July 10 20132013-07-10Close-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam being performed. A hand with a dark tattoo pours a thick white liquid. Pink, red, white and yellow petals cover the gold-toned tray. Silver and brass bowls and a small silver spouted vessel sit on the tray behind the pour, with a lit oil lamp visible at the top edge. No people's faces are visible; only the hand is shown.2013-06-29June 29 20132013-06-29May 03 20132013-05-03July 10 20132013-07-10A close photograph of a ritual offering: a hand with several bangles and a ring pours a thin white liquid from a silver vessel onto a pink lotus flower on a gold tray. Red roses, a pink rose, white flowers and silver bowls surround the lotus. Blurred gold ornate furniture or throne fittings fill the background.2011-09-18Close-up photograph of a ritual arrangement on a tray filled with many small silver bowls and a silver vessel. Red and pink flowers, rose petals and green leaves are heaped in the centre, with an orange-yellow paste in one bowl. A hand with tattoos is pouring or lifting from a silver cup, and a rudraksha-style bead mala lies among the offerings. No faces are visible and no physical person other than the hand is shown, consistent with a puja or abhishekam offering preparation.2013-06-27Close-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress: a silver bowl with embossed floral patterns pours milk in a white stream over a heap of white and pink flowers, green leaves, and a small gold-toned container. Bare feet of a priest or devotee rest on the left, and hands holding silver vessels appear at the top right. Pink rose petals and marigold-like orange blooms scatter across the offering.2013-05-05September 21 20112011-09-21September 21 20112011-09-21Close view of a ritual abhishekam: a hand with gold bangles pours water from a silver vessel over a flower-covered object on a tray. Red roses and white chrysanthemum-type flowers surround the base, with green leaves. Silver bowls, a small bottle of oil and a white conch-shaped vessel with a red bead sit around the tray. No faces are visible and no deity identification is clear from the frame.2013-04-10 +1 copiesJune 27 20132013-06-27