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Close-up photograph of a priest in a rust-brown robe with an orange-gold border, seen from the chest down. He holds a brass vessel with a long conical spout in his right hand and pours from it over a silver-toned ritual tray. The tray holds a shallow metal bowl of water containing a golden-brown object, with yellow and pink flowers, a small brass bell, a conch shell, a brass dish with a dark offering, and an incense stick. The priest wears gold bangles and has tattoo markings on the back of his hand. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam setting.

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September 30 20132013-09-30Close-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam scene. A hand wearing a rust-orange robe sleeve holds a brass horn-shaped vessel with a thin stream of liquid pouring over a brass Shivalinga-style object set in a silver bowl of water. Yellow marigolds, pink petals, a small brass bowl and a silver container sit on an embossed silver tray. No face is visible.2013-09-30Photo 11738883A photo of a puja being performed on a tiled floor. Two priests in rust-orange and red-brown dhoti-style garments sit cross-legged. The nearer priest, with rudraksha beads around the neck, pours liquid from a brass vessel with a spout over a silver tray. The tray holds small brass bowls with orange vermilion, pink flowers, white chrysanthemum-like blooms, a rudraksha mala and a brass bell. Stainless steel bowls and two steel pots with water stand on the floor, along with a brass lamp, incense sticks and a red silk cloth. Only the priests' limbs and bodies appear in frame, and a bare foot is visible at the lower right.2013-08-12Close photo of an aushada preparation ritual. A seated person in orange-red cloth with rudraksha beads on the upper arm and wrist grinds herbs in a stone mortar and pestle while holding a small spoon of yellow-green material near a silver-decorated stand. Beside the mortar are a blue-rimmed enamel cup, turmeric pieces, a brass bowl of green leaves, and white powder in bowls. A silver statue of a standing deity murti with garlands sits on the silver altar.2017-08-29A close photo of a puja being performed on a tiled floor. A person in an orange garment sits at right, with a tattooed hand lifting a small dark object over a brass bowl. Nearby on a red cloth stand a brass plate with a bell, a brass kalasha-style vessel, small brass lamps, a brass bowl, a white cloth and a pile of white offerings, and a brass oil lamp. An incense stick rises from the setup. A small framed picture stands at left. No face is visible, so the person's identity cannot be determined from the image.2017-01-22A close photograph of a puja table with brass trays holding red roses, yellow and pink flowers, rice, kumkum and a brass cup of liquid. A lit brass oil lamp with a flame sits in the centre, and an incense stick rises in a holder at left. A conch shell rests on the table beside a small brass spoon. A person in orange robes with a rudraksha bracelet and a gold bangle holds a small brass spoon over the offerings, performing a ritual. Their seated body is partly visible at right.2017-01-25October 06 20142014-10-06A close photograph of a puja being performed over a silver-plated tray of offerings. A man with white vertical tilak stripes and a red bindi, bare-shouldered and wearing a rudraksha mala with an orange wrist thread, pours liquid from a silver vessel onto a small silver stand decorated with red flowers. Silver bowls hold sliced fruit, flowers, rice and sweets, with red and orange blossoms scattered across a gold cloth. Another person's hand reaches in from the lower left, and a brass lamp stands at the right edge.2017-05-24January 01 20172017-01-01January 22 20172017-01-22October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copies