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Close-up photo of a silver-toned ritual vessel with an elephant-head spout pouring a stream of golden liquid. Two blurred people sit in the background: a woman with dark hair on the left and a shaved-headed man in white with gold necklaces on the right. Warm orange and dark tones dominate the frame.

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Close photograph of a hand holding an ornate silver oil lamp with a long handle, its spout shaped like an elephant head and a flower-patterned square base; hot oil drips from the spout. Blurred background shows a figure in a dark maroon garment and a warm-lit temple setting. A sliver of an orange-and-gold garment appears at the right edge. No face of the blurred figure is clearly visible, and no identification is made.2011-12-20A photograph of an abhishekam being performed. A person in orange clothing with a gold-bordered orange cloth and gold bangle pours liquid from an ornate silver vessel with a spout shaped like a bird's head onto banana leaves. Behind, blurred seated devotees in white clothes watch, and a camera on a tripod is visible at right.2011-11-10December 08 20112011-12-08November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10 +1 copiesDecember 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08November 10 20112011-11-10A close photograph of an abhishekam being poured. A person in an orange dhoti with gold border stands at left, holding a silver ornate vessel with a spout and handle, from which a thin stream of liquid falls onto a platform. Below, broad green banana leaves cover the surface, with white flower petals scattered on a red-orange raised base. A small brass kalasha-style object sits at lower left. Blurred figures in white clothing stand in the background.2011-11-10February 21 20172017-02-21Close view of a ritual offering being poured in a fire ritual. A person in an orange sari with gold border and gold bangles holds a silver ladle-shaped vessel with a spouted cup, pouring liquid into a brass bowl. Beside the bowl stands a lit oil lamp on a small silver tray, surrounded by white jasmine-like flowers laid on a row of reddish-brown bricks that frame a fire pit. Green banana leaves lie on the ground behind, and blurred figures in white clothes and camera tripods appear in the background.2011-11-10January 08 20122012-01-08