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Close photo of an abhishekam being performed. A pouring stream of white liquid. A figure in an orange garment with maroon border, wearing gold bangles and a ring, holds a silver spoon over silver plates of offerings and a red flower. Silver bowls, a red apple and gold ornamental surfaces surround the ritual, with other hands holding silver cups at upper right.

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Close photo of hands pouring milk from silver ladles into silver bowls during an abhishekam offering on a brass tray. A person in an orange garment at left and bangled wrists of others frame the scene. Pink roses, white flowers and small silver cups sit on the tray, with blurred silver vessels in the foreground.2010-11-07November 14 20102010-11-14November 14 20102010-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 07 20102010-11-07November 14 20102010-11-14Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being poured. A person in an orange garment with a maroon edge holds a silver bowl and pours white milk in a steady stream into a silver vessel, while another hand holds a second silver cup nearby. Silver trays hold white shredded ingredients, green leaves and pink flower petals, and a gold-toned plate sits beneath. Bangles and a gold wristwatch are visible on the arms. Blurred figures appear in the background.2010-11-07Close photo of a padapuja-style foot ritual: silver bowls held by several hands pour milk or water over a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray. Pink flowers and white jasmine-like blossoms lie to the left. A person in an orange garment sits at the upper right, and a dark-haired head is blurred in the foreground. Gold bangles are visible on one wrist. The feet are the focus, and no face of the person being honoured is visible.2010-10-26October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam. A hand pours milk from a silver bowl over a golden tray holding white jasmine flowers, pink petals and a red-and-yellow apple. Other hands, one wearing bangles, hold silver bowls and a silver ladle nearby. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits at the left edge beside a person in white, and a person with dark hair is at the right. Silver vessels with decorative engraving surround the offering.2010-10-28 +1 copiesNovember 07 20102010-11-07Close-up photo of several hands pouring liquid from silver vessels during a ritual offering on a gold-rimmed tray. A silver bowl holds white liquid being poured into a silver cup, and a silver ornate pot is tilted nearby. Chopped green and white vegetables, green onion stalks, and a red apple sit on the tray among ornate silver bowls. One person wears a beaded wristband, another a clear crystal bracelet, and a sleeve in orange and dark tones appears at the top right.2010-09-08A photograph of a ritual offering being prepared on a gold tray. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe with gold trim sits with hands near silver bowls. A person in white clothing with gold bangles pours liquid from a small silver vessel into a bowl. Red and pink flower petals and a red fruit with a white flower sit among the silver bowls. A partly visible bald head appears at right. The setting suggests puja or abhishekam preparation.2011-11-06