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Close-up photo of a puja table draped in a red cloth with gold border. A person's hands in gold bangles pour liquid from a silver conch-shaped vessel over a white tray holding small brass and metal deity figures, a dark stone lingam-like object, and a standing bronze figure. A silver lidded bowl, a silver pot with embossed design, a small silver lamp with a flame, and bowls of pink and white flower garlands sit on the table. On the right, a seated person in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits beside the table; only part of the figure is visible. A green-clad person is partly visible at upper left. Abhishekam ritual with offerings.

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August 19 20132013-08-19August 19 20132013-08-19Close photo of a ritual abhishekam setup on a red and gold cloth. Hands wearing gold bangles hold a tall engraved silver vessel, pouring liquid down onto a small brass deity murti standing on a silver tray with miniature figures and a dark stone shivalinga-like piece. A silver-lidded bowl, an engraved silver pot and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame sit on the table, with red flower garlands at the edge. A green cloth hangs behind. No faces are visible; the person pouring is only partly seen by their hands.2013-08-19Close 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.2013-05-20May 27 20132013-05-27August 19 20132013-08-19 +1 copiesClose photo of a ritual abhishekam being performed on a small deity murti placed on a tray atop an orange-and-red embroidered cloth. A pair of hands holds an ornate silver conch-shaped horn and another hand pours liquid from a copper kalasha into it. Beside the murti sit a silver lamp with a flared shade, a silver pitcher with a spout, and a silver vessel. Dark red drapery forms the background. No people's faces are visible.2013-05-20August 19 20132013-08-19A photograph of a ritual abhishekam setting on a table draped with an orange and red patterned cloth. A pair of hands, one holding a tall silver conical vessel, pours liquid from it over a small brass murti group of a standing deity figure with a crown and seated figures, placed on a silver tray beside a silver umbrella-shaped canopy. In front stands a silver kettle-style pot with a lid and a second silver pot with a spout. The background is softly blurred with a warm interior wall and window. No face of any person is visible.2013-05-20A close photo of a ritual abhishekam setup on a white tray with a patterned orange-and-gold cloth. A small bronze standing deity murti with a tall crown stands at centre, surrounded by smaller bronze figurines of seated and standing devotees and a dark stone shivalinga on a base. A tall silver vessel is at right, and a silver pouring rod or stand arches above the tray. Yellow flowers and green leaves lie at the lower left. At left, the wrist and gold bangles of a person are partly visible, the rest of the body out of frame. No full faces are visible. The blurred background shows a red screen.2013-08-19May 20 20132013-05-20A close photograph of a small ritual abhishekam setup on a white tray with an orange-and-gold patterned cloth. A small brass deity murti stands on a pedestal at centre, surrounded by miniature brass figures and a dark blue-black shivalinga. Thin silver rods hold a stream of liquid pouring down over the arrangement. A silver vessel sits at right, and yellow flowers lie at lower left. A person's hands with gold bangles appear at left, pouring or arranging the offering. No faces are visible.2013-08-19