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A person in a red cloth wrap with a red-orange garland of beads around the neck and gold hoop earrings pours liquid from a silver pot into a silver vessel during a ritual. Their right hand holds a silver cup-like vessel while a long silver spout and ornate silver stand hold a small kalasha-style pot in the foreground; a bright light panel stands behind them in a dark setting with people visible at the edges. A red thread is tied on the wrist. Printed copyright text appears across the lower portion of the image.

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A man seated at a ritual setup performs abhishekam at a silver trident-topped stand decorated with white jasmine and orange-yellow marigold garlands. He wears a red wrap, a leopard-print cloth around his lower body, a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, a small gold earring and a tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver vessel beneath a silver pourer above a clear crystal shivalinga on a tray, with a small brass deity figure and offerings beside it. A red cloth covers the table and a blurred figure in white sits in the background.2014-05-20A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A man with a shaved head and white tilak on his forehead sits on a golden lion-headed throne, bare-chested in an orange-saffron dhoti and wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold armband and gold bangles. He holds a white cup and pours liquid in a thin stream from it. On the golden table before him are a silver kalasha pot, a small metal murti, a silver lamp stand, yellow marigold flowers, red and orange offering bowls and a silver container. Behind him a blue-and-white wave image is displayed on a screen and dark red curtains hang on the right.2013-09-02February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a person in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a thick rudraksha mala and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and a gold stud earring. He stands at a table covered in gold cloth, pouring water through a clear glass vessel with a metal spout over a small brass or gold deity murti, as in an abhishekam. A gold lion-faced or ornate gold object sits behind the table, with a clear glass jug, a brass bowl and a metal plate of yellow flowers in front. Behind him are maroon velvet drapes and a gold throne with a silver bird finial. Only one physical person is visible.2013-09-02A man seated at a ritual table performs a puja in the evening. He wears a red-orange shawl over his shoulder, a leopard-print lower cloth, a double garland of rudraksha-style beads with gold ornaments, and a tilak on his forehead. He holds a small oil lamp and a brass bell near a silver kalasha, glass bowls, a small deity murti and a silver tray, with a marigold garland hanging behind. Silver-embossed fabric and warm lights decorate the background.2014-05-20A seated person in a rust-red wrap over a leopard-print skirt performs a ritual at a silver puja setup. They wear a long gold-and-rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant, a red bindi and tripundra ash marks on the forehead. They hold a silver conch-shaped vessel and pour liquid over a silver linga-like object on a silver tray, with a silver kalasha and a small deity murti nearby. A garland of white and orange flowers hangs from a silver pole behind. Diyas and warm lights glow in the background. Appearance is not sufficient to identify the person.2014-05-20A woman in a red garment and a floral garland performs an aarti ritual at night, holding a metal ladle or spoon over a flaming oil lamp. Smoke and flame rise from the lamp beside a silver kalasha-style pot and a silver tray with small brass vessels. Warm studio light glows behind her. Blurred figures stand in the background, and an ornate gold-patterned pillar wrapped in orange flowers is at right.2014-05-20March 14 20142014-03-14March 14 20142014-03-14May 20 20142014-05-20March 14 20142014-03-14March 14 20142014-03-14