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Close-up photo of a ceremonial abhishekam being performed. A person in a red garment with gold-and-rudraksha mala necklaces pours water from a silver ornate vessel with a bird-shaped spout over a silver shivalinga on a clear crystal-and-silver base. A garland of white flowers and orange marigolds hangs in the background, and a blurred purple-lit setting surrounds the scene. Only hands and partial torso are visible, so no full face is shown.

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Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam setup on a tray. A person in a rust-red garment wears a gold necklace strung with rudraksha beads and holds a silver conch-shaped vessel, pouring liquid over a crystal Shivling beneath a silver kalasha with a spout. A small bronze deity murti stands on a silver stand beside the crystal lingam, with a glass bowl and a leopard-print fabric visible at the edge.2014-05-20A seated figure in a rust-orange robe and dense rudraksha malas with gold beads pours liquid from a silver vessel with a long spout over a white shivalinga on a silver tray, during a puja. Behind, silver pots, a tall silver lamp stand, a silver bowl of pink flowers and pink garland strands sit on a stone ledge. A small silver figurine stands on the tray, and a silver spouted pot sits beside the lamp stand.2012-06-01A close-up photograph of a man's hands pouring water from a silver conical vessel with engraved leaf patterns, the stream falling downward. The blurred figure behind has a shaved head and wears a white dhoti or shawl with orange-gold borders, a rudraksha-style bead mala around the neck and beaded bracelets on the wrist. The setting appears to be a temple or ritual space with warm light. This looks like abhishekam or puja water offering. The face is out of focus and not identifiable.2011-09-19A close photograph of an abhishekam being performed at a silver puja tray. A person's hands, wearing gold bangles and a pink and yellow flower garland, pour liquid from a silver conch-shaped vessel with a long spout over small bronze and gold deity figures and a Shiva lingam-like object on the tray. A silver kalasha vessel stands nearby, and a silver lamp with a curved stem and hood is on the left. A gold-clothed figure is partly visible at the bottom right, with a blurred background. The camera and framing show only part of the person.2013-05-27May 20 20132013-05-20 +1 copiesMay 20 20132013-05-20A close photograph of a ritual abhishekam. A bare-shouldered man wearing a pink and yellow flower garland and a gold beaded armlet pours liquid from a silver-gold vessel with a spout. Below, on a silver tray stand, a small gold metal deity murti stands beside a silver lamp and a stone figure; a thin stream of liquid runs from the spout onto the tray. A large gold cloth fills the lower foreground, and a red curtain is in the background. The hands are wearing rudraksha-style beaded bracelets. Only partial bodies are visible, so one person is shown.2013-05-27Close photo of a ritual setup on an orange-and-red patterned cloth. Two hands hold an ornate silver-toned cup with a long spout, pouring toward a brass pot. Nearby sit a silver pitcher with an animal-head spout, a large engraved silver vessel, a small brass figurine of a deity, and a hanging lamp. Red drapery is behind. No people's faces visible; the hands are the only human presence, and no identifiable a person is shown.2013-05-20July 15 20132013-07-15March 24 20142014-03-24May 27 20132013-05-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A person in a pink and yellow flower garland and a beaded gold waist-belt pours liquid from a silver conch-shaped vessel with a long spout over a small metal deity murti on a silver platter. Nearby stand a silver pot, a small lamp on a bent stand, and a red flower offering. The figure's bare upper body and gold cloth in the foreground frame the scene against a dark red curtain background.2013-05-27