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Close photo of a ritual pouring: a figure in an orange garment holds a polished silver bowl with a lid in one hand, while another figure in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment pours clear liquid from a small spoon or vessel into it. Pale sandalwood or vibhuti marks show on the forearm. Dry grass stalks and a pink flower lie at the lower right over a colourful striped cloth, with golden vessels softly blurred behind. The pouring suggests a puja or abhishekam offering, but no deity or a person is clearly visible, so the appearance is only partly visible.

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Close-up photo of a ritual water offering. A metal cup pours water over a pair of hands holding a bundle of darbha grass, over a polished silver bowl containing flower petals and small offerings. A person in orange saffron robes sits on the left, and a person in maroon garments with a gold border on the right, with a wrist mala and gold ornaments visible. The scene suggests a puja or sankalpa water rite. No faces are visible. a person's presence is not established from the visible figures.2015-09-14Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being prepared. A hand with several gold rings holds a small silver spoon, pouring white powder or liquid into a silver-coloured cup standing on a polished metal tray. Pink petals lie on the tray beside the cup. A second arm in a maroon garment holds the tray. The background is blurred dark maroon fabric. No face is visible, and no identifiable person is shown.2018-04-26 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20182018-01-31Close-up photograph of two people's hands passing a small silver vessel with a yellow flower and a sprig of dried grass tied to it. The hand on the left wears an orange saffron garment and is dusted with white ash; the other person wears a maroon garment, a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala with gold beads, and a colourful wrist thread. Behind them is an ornate gold-and-orange backdrop with a golden scroll motif. Only hands and torsos are visible.2015-09-14Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A hand holding a silver kalasha with a green mango-leaf or grass sprig dips into or pours from the pot, while a second hand supports the base. The pot rests on a cream silk cloth edged with gold and studded with blue and red stones and white beads. In the foreground, a bare arm bears white vibhuti striping and a strand of rudraksha beads. To the right, a person wears an orange-red saffron cloth. The background shows a blurred golden ornamental backdrop.2018-06-04 +1 copiesClose photo of a ritual offering. Two hands hold an ornate engraved silver bowl with a lid, lifted slightly to show a pale green liquid and a yellow lump inside. The bowl rests on a colourful striped cloth in red, blue, green and purple. At upper right, another hand holds a small silver spoon. Blurred golden background behind. Dry grass stalks sit in the lower right. Only hands are visible; no full person is shown.2018-03-12May 31 20182018-05-31 +2 copiesClose photograph of a padapuja-style ritual with several pairs of hands pouring liquid from silver vessels and bowls over a foot surrounded by red, pink and yellow flowers. A woman in gold bangles and henna-decorated hands holds a silver cup, while a person in a white garment and another in a red-and-gold silk sari border are visible at the edges. Silver trays and bowls of flowers fill the foreground, and a small silver bowl with a spoon sits near the left. No identifiable face is visible, so no a person candidate is present in this image.2013-09-16Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being made at a gilded altar. A person in orange clothing on the left holds a small silver bowl, while hands on the right pour from or hold silver vessels over a tray heaped with golden-coloured offerings, red flowers and white blossoms. A golden ornate backdrop is visible behind, and a gold bangle is visible on the upper right arm. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja offering, with silver bowls and flowers at the altar.2009-12-07March 22 20132013-03-22Close photo of a ritual offering on a silver tray scattered with pink flower petals. A man in rust-red robes and multiple rudraksha malas on his wrist and neck dips his fingers into a small silver bowl on the tray. A young person in orange cloth with white sacred ash marks on the arm and chest and rudraksha beads at the waist holds the tray steady with both hands. A golden deity murti is blurred in the background. Visible actions suggest a puja or abhishekam offering.2018-03-12A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a brass deity murti with a conical crown. A hand holds a silver vessel with a wire-wrapped pattern, pouring water over the murti's face and head. In the blurred background at right, a smiling figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment and a thick red and yellow flower garland, seated among white and red floral decorations. Orange walls frame the scene. Only the pouring hand and the seated figure are visible as people.2012-01-08