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A priest performs a ritual in dense white smoke, holding a silver ceremonial vessel with an ornate spout and handle, from which water streams downward in droplets. He wears an orange-yellow cloth draped over his shoulder and a white dhoti, with silver bangles on his wrist. His head is partly covered by a cloth, and the bare upper body is blurred. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja with sacred water, photographed as a motion-blurred photo against a grey smoky background.

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December 15 20162016-12-15December 02 20162016-12-02A priest in a red and gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala draped across his bare shoulder pours water from a silver kalasha through a silver conch-shaped vessel during a ritual at a riverside ghat. Silver ritual pots engraved with decorative motifs and a small brass deity figure sit on the stone platform. Thick smoke or mist fills the background, with a few devotees faintly visible behind him. The scene suggests abhishekam at the Ganga ghat.2014-03-24A priest in white dhoti and a yellow-and-blue sash stands at a stone or brass bowl on a flower-decorated altar, pouring from a tall brass or copper pot. He wears a magenta-and-purple turban and a thin necklace, and his bare upper torso is visible. Fine mist or sprayed water catches the light in the air above him, and marigold-orange and yellow flowers and white offerings lie on the altar. Hanging brass lamps and a tented pavilion frame the scene.2016-12-02Close-up photograph of a priest holding a silver multi-branched aarti lamp with five burning flames, held on a silver tray. He wears a yellow shawl over white garments, has a dark beard, wears a beaded necklace, and white sacred ash markings on his bare upper arm. A microphone is held in the upper left by another person's hand, which wears a gold bangle. Smoke drifts across the background. The ritual appears to be an aarti with oil lamps.2016-12-15Close photo of a devotee's hand holding a polished silver ritual implement with a long handle, a flat disc top and a small cup-shaped base, with white cloth wrapped near the top. A thin stream of liquid or light falls from the tip. Behind it are warm orange and red decorations, a painted floral panel, and a small lit oil lamp in the lower right corner. The scene is dim and warmly lit, with no other visible people.2015-09-17 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a priest's hands holding an ornate silver kalasha-style vessel shaped with an elephant-head spout and a carved, flower-patterned base. A white cloth bundle is tied on top with yellow-green strands, and a few loose strands hang down. The priest wears a rudraksha bracelet and an orange garment at the edge of the frame. A grey stone wall with a dark background sits behind.2018-06-04 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20172017-09-30December 02 20162016-12-02April 14 20182018-04-14May 27 20132013-05-27December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copies