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A large gilded stepped kalasha-like metal object rests on a rectangular stone base outdoors. Its tiered upper section has square steps topped by two small finials, above a ribbed, lobed bulbous lower body. Scattered white jasmine flowers and pink blossoms lie around the base and on the steps. Behind it, a conch shell sits on a brass stand decorated with a pink flower, and white and gold-bordered cloth hangs in the background. A blue sign on a wall at right reads in English. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a golden tiered sri chakra-style meru or yantra object placed on a brass tray with handles, topped with white flowers. The tiered gold structure has stepped geometric layers above a fluted base. Pink flower petals sit in a silver bowl at left, and a silver bowl of dark powder sits at right, all on a white cloth over a table. No people are visible.October 08 20072007-10-08April 07 20082008-04-07A close-up photograph of a gilded, tiered Sri Yantra-style metal object with stepped triangular and square layers topped by a small knob, set on a cloth-draped altar. Behind it are polished brass and gold-toned ritual vessels, including a footed lamp or cup and a bowl on a silver tray. Warm light falls across the surfaces. No people are visible.2007-10-08October 21 20062006-10-21A hand holding a white conch shell pours liquid over a golden metal Sri Yantra, a layered pyramid-shaped ritual object, placed on a gold-cloth covered base within a gold tray. Red flower petals rest at its base, and green leaves and a coconut appear in the foreground. Behind it hangs a red and gold brocade cloth. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual. No person's face or full figure is visible, only the arm and hand, so the a person field is none.A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a golden Sri Chakra meru-shaped yantra. A hand holding a white conch shell pours milk or water over the tiered golden structure, which sits on a gold-draped platform in front of a red and gold brocade backdrop. Red flower petals rest at the base of the yantra. In the foreground a coconut wrapped with green mango leaves sits beside a small bunch of white jasmine flowers, and a metal vessel stands to the right. The visible person is only the arm and hand of the officiant, so no full figure is shown.October 05 20112011-10-05October 08 20072007-10-08Close-up photograph of a golden tiered shivalinga-style vessel, a stepped conical form, being bathed with a flowing white liquid poured from above by an unseen hand at the top edge. Milky liquid streams down the gilded tiers and onto the base, with a green leaf resting at the lower right beside a dark stone pedestal. A white cloth drapes in the soft-focus background on the left. This is a linga abhishekam, a ritual washing of the deity form. No physical people are clearly visible beyond a partial hand.2010-02-12Close-up photograph of a polished copper-toned Sri Yantra, a stepped pyramid-shaped metal object with tiered geometric platforms and a rounded base, resting on a flat metal plate. A dark stone surface sits in the background, and a small red mark is visible at the peak. No people are visible in the scene. The object is shown as a sacred ritual implement in a temple setting.2013-06-26April 01 20122012-04-01