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Close photo of hands pouring fine white powder from a cupped palm onto a silver-coloured ornate tray filled with more white powder. A man's bare forearm with a red thread bracelet reaches in from the left, and a second person's hands with red-banded bangles hold the powder below. Nearby are yellow marigold garlands, round yellow fruits and a pink-and-black leopard-print cloth. Ritual preparation scene.

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July 07 20092009-07-07 +2 copiesClose view of a hand reaching into an ornate gold-coloured metal bowl filled with white granular material, possibly rice or grain, with fine particles scattered on the hand and rim. The bowl has engraved decorative lettering and patterned borders on its side. A reddish-orange cloth lies in the background. No face or full figure is visible.2012-05-20A photograph of a padapuja ritual in which several hands pour liquid from silver vessels over a pair of bare feet resting on a golden tray. A figure in an orange saffron garment at left and another in white ritual clothing hold the feet. Pink lotus petals, white jasmine flowers, red apples, silver bowls of white flowers and milk, and small gold lamps surround the feet. Some participants wear beaded malas and bangles on their wrists. The scene is close and focused on the hands and feet, with the faces not shown.2010-08-30Close photo of a person's bare feet and hands pressing white powder onto a rough brown rock outdoors. The person wears a red sari-style garment with a gold border. White powder heaps over the rock, scattered white flower petals and pink lotus-like blooms lie on the stone, and green foliage with small purple flowers fills the background. A gold bangle is visible on one wrist. This appears to be a foot-washing offering or padapuja on a natural rock.2011-05-17A photograph of an annabhishekam ritual at a temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest in an orange robe with a white tilak on his forehead stands at the center, bending over and pressing his hands onto a tall grey shivalinga draped in white rice and grain offerings. The lingam sits on a large base spread with heaped white cooked rice and a golden-brown grain mound, with loose white grains scattered across the stone floor. To the right, a young man in white dhoti and an orange cloth stands beside a golden deity murti foot draped in a purple and gold silk cloth. In the background, another man in white and orange sits behind a brass vessel, and a few devotees in white clothing are seen near the wall.2007-10-25May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07A priest in saffron-orange robes with white vertical tilak on his forehead pours white rice flakes from a copper vessel over a dark stone Shiva lingam set on a round black pitha base during an annabhishegam abhishekam. Scattered white grains cover the base and the floor. Behind him stands a man in white clothes watching. At right, a large deity murti in white silk dhoti with a red and gold border and a gold footwear pedestal is visible, with a granite temple pillar carved with motifs in the background.2007-10-25A photograph of a young shirtless man with curly dark hair and white tripundra ash on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala across his chest, holding a heap of yellow flower petals or turmeric-coloured offering in both cupped hands. Around him, other men in orange cloth stand shirtless with white ash streaks on their shoulders and arms, some holding similar yellow offerings. The background is blurred with yellow and red decorations. No readable text is visible.2017-07-03August 10 20122012-08-10Close-up photograph of a puja offering being made. A person in an orange garment on the left has white and brown ash-like stripes painted across the forearm. Their hand holds a small silver bowl while another hand pours or offers from a silver vessel. Silver plates hold pink flower petals, sliced white and green items, and small silver objects. Gold-coloured surfaces and a blurred hand in the foreground suggest a temple setting. The hands are the main visible subjects.2010-10-19