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Close-up of a ritual abhishekam: a hand pours liquid from a silver-and-white conch-shaped vessel with a green leaf sprig over a golden tray. Surrounded by many polished silver bowls and dishes holding offerings, including red roses, white jasmine-type flowers, marigold and purple blossoms, and small golden kalasha-style containers. A second hand holds a small silver vessel at the lower right. No people's faces are visible, only hands and arms in a temple-style puja setting.

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A close-up photograph of a ritual offering being prepared on a large polished gold tray. Several hands are visible: one pours from a silver vessel with a spout, another places green leaves and white flowers, and a bangled wrist is at the left edge. Red roses, white jasmine-type flowers, green stems and leaves are arranged among small silver bowls and a silver container with intricate engraved patterns. A small brass or gold object sits among the flowers. The setting suggests a puja or padapuja offering. Only partial hands and forearms are visible, so the number of people is limited.2010-10-02Close photo of a ritual tray surrounded by silver and gilt vessels. Two hands, one wearing a bangle and a beaded bracelet, pour liquid from a silver vessel into a silver bowl. The gold tray holds white and purple flowers, including frangipani-like blossoms, and small silver cones and cups. The setting suggests abhishekam or puja preparation. No identifiable person's face is visible, and no one is clearly identified as a person.2013-03-05November 12 20102010-11-12June 25 20132013-06-25A close-up photograph of a ritual worship tray on a gold-coloured surface. Silver bowls and small silver vessels are filled with yellow liquid, rose petals and white flowers, while a silver spouted vessel rests among them. Purple and pink flower heads and white blossoms are arranged on a gold plate at centre. A hand with bangles and a wristband reaches in to arrange the flowers, and a second person in a white garment is partly visible at the top right. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam offering arrangement.2013-03-05Close-up photo of a ritual offering being prepared on an ornate gold-rimmed tray. A hand holds a white conch shell with silver fittings and a silver tip, pouring from it. Other hands wearing gold bangles and rings reach toward silver bowls and a silver container filled with white flowers. Pink lotus petals and white blossoms lie on the tray. No people's faces are visible and the sari colours are cream and orange at the edges.2010-10-03Close photo of several pairs of hands pouring liquid over a silver ritual vessel at a puja table. Hands wear gold bangles and rings; one hand holds a pink rose-like flower and a small silver spouted pot. Above the bowls sit white flowers, green leaves and a small gold kalasha-style object on silver trays. Blurred figures in white clothing and a person in orange at left suggest a devotional abhishekam setting.2010-11-07March 05 20132013-03-05November 05 20102010-11-05July 10 20132013-07-10November 07 20102010-11-07Close overhead view of a puja offering in progress. Several hands, some wearing gold bangles and one with a white sacred-ash mark on the wrist, pour water from silver conch-shaped vessels decorated with red flowers over a brass tray. The tray is crowded with silver bowls of milk-white liquid, yellow and red flower petals, sliced green leaves, fruit, and a folded orange and gold cloth. Small brass oil lamps and a gold-coloured ritual setting fill the centre. Flower garlands in orange and yellow sit at the upper left. Only hands and arms are visible, so no full figures appear. This is a ritual abhishekam-style offering scene.2017-05-24