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Close-up ritual photograph of a gold-plated Sri Chakra meru (stepped yantra) on a brass tray, with a white conch shell being tilted so water pours over the top. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, a small brass kalasha and a brass dish sit on a dark granite surface. A hand holds the conch at right, and a sheet of printed text lies at left. Pink, yellow and white flowers decorate the tray in front, and a corner of a purple and orange silk sari is visible at top. No people's faces are visible.

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Close photograph of a ritual worship setup on a brown granite surface. A golden stepped Sri Yantra-shaped object sits on a gold tray on a golden peetha-like base, with yellow, pink and white flower petals scattered around it. A hand in the upper right pours liquid from a small gold cup over the yantra. Nearby are a lit brass oil lamp on a gold plate, a brass kalasha, a yellow turmeric-coloured coconut decorated with red kumkum dots and mango leaves, and a brass stand with a sheet of paper. No faces are visible; the photo is a close view of the abhishekam offering.2010-10-17A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a golden Sri Chakra meru-shaped yantra. A hand holding a white conch shell pours milk or water over the tiered golden structure, which sits on a gold-draped platform in front of a red and gold brocade backdrop. Red flower petals rest at the base of the yantra. In the foreground a coconut wrapped with green mango leaves sits beside a small bunch of white jasmine flowers, and a metal vessel stands to the right. The visible person is only the arm and hand of the officiant, so no full figure is shown.A hand holding a white conch shell pours liquid over a golden metal Sri Yantra, a layered pyramid-shaped ritual object, placed on a gold-cloth covered base within a gold tray. Red flower petals rest at its base, and green leaves and a coconut appear in the foreground. Behind it hangs a red and gold brocade cloth. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual. No person's face or full figure is visible, only the arm and hand, so the a person field is none.A close photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a gold-toned metal sri yantra meru, a tiered pyramid of stacked triangular and square plates on a lotus-petal base set on a brass tray. A hand in a white sleeve pours water from a silver pot with a curved handle over the peak. Behind it stands a small gilt deity murti in a yellow dress within an ornate golden arched frame, with a pink flower, a brass vessel, a brass stand and a tray of yellow and magenta flower petals beside it. Incense smoke rises at the left.2009-05-28A close photo of a ritual abhishekam on a golden Sri Yantra (shri chakra) meru. A pair of hands, one wearing gold rings and a stack of glass bangles, pours a golden liquid from a brass vessel onto the tiered yantra, which sits on a brass tray. The liquid streams down the layered triangles and lotus-petal base. Behind, a person in an orange saffron garment is seated, with a light beige cloth in the lower right. No faces are visible.December 22 20162016-12-22Close photo of a puja setup on an orange cloth on a wooden floor. A hand wearing bangles and a ring lifts a small brass vessel near a brass plate of yellow and pink flowers, a brass oil lamp burning, a lit incense stick in a brass holder, a brass bowl with a red cloth, a conch shell and a red fruit. Blurred people in white garments sit in the background.2011-12-19December 22 20162016-12-22July 03 20082008-07-03Close view of a puja arrangement on a red and orange striped cloth. A hand in a white sleeve pours or drips liquid from a small white vessel onto a brass tray holding rose petals, a small brass shrine-shaped object, and a brass cup with a stirring spoon. A white sculpted figure of a seated deity stands at right beside a brass stand, with a brass lamp and a brass kalasha-like object behind. Brass ritual implements and a small brass deity figure appear at the edges. The hand and sleeve are the only visible person.2016-12-12Close-up photograph of a golden tiered shivalinga-style vessel, a stepped conical form, being bathed with a flowing white liquid poured from above by an unseen hand at the top edge. Milky liquid streams down the gilded tiers and onto the base, with a green leaf resting at the lower right beside a dark stone pedestal. A white cloth drapes in the soft-focus background on the left. This is a linga abhishekam, a ritual washing of the deity form. No physical people are clearly visible beyond a partial hand.2010-02-12December 12 20162016-12-12