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A seated man in an orange silk garment, bare-shouldered with a gold-toned sacred thread and a bracelet on his wrist, pours a white liquid from a shell-like vessel over a Sri Meru yantra made of pale tiers on a brass tray. The yantra sits on a peetha-like base amid marigold and jasmine garlands and pink petals, with a smoking fire pit and brass vessels beside it. Behind, a shrine holds a deity murti in red and white adornments flanked by brass lamps and flowers. A person's hand holding a brass vessel is partly visible at lower left, and a tiger-striped seat cover sits at the left edge. The description of this photo's appearance-based label: the man's shaved head, orange garment, sacred thread and bracelet are consistent with a person performing the abhishekam, with an unsure identity tag.

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PAda Puja to SPH and Devi puja by SPH at devotee's home post April 2001PAda Puja to SPH and Devi puja by SPH at devotee's home post April 2001January 1st 2013A photograph of a temple ritual inside a shrine. A bald, bare-chested older man sits cross-legged in an orange dhoti with gold borders, wearing a rudraksha mala across his chest and a rudraksha headband, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and body. He pours liquid from a golden vessel. A second person in white stands at left, reaching toward the same ritual vessel. Behind them are a shrine with pink flower garlands, a golden deity murti, lit oil lamps and brass vessels on a granite platform. The pictured figure is not claimed as a specific person from appearance alone; the page title refers to an event with a person, but the candidate's appearance has only moderate cues.2012-06-05A photograph of a bare-chested, shaved-headed priest kneeling before a shrine decorated with pink and white flower garlands and string lights. He wears a brown-and-orange saffron-toned cloth with gold borders, a rudraksha-bead headband and gold ear and neck ornaments, and white sacred ash marks on his forehead, chest and arms. He pours liquid from a polished silver vessel while a brass oil lamp and a small silver tray with flowers sit nearby. The scene suggests an abhishekam offering at a temple shrine.2012-06-05May 12 20122012-05-12A bare-chested man with a shaved head kneels on an orange cloth before a shrine decorated with pink and white flower garlands and brass lamps. He wears a red-beaded necklace, a gold chain, an orange dhoti with gold border and a gold armband, and has white sacred ash on his forehead and arms. With one hand he sprinkles or offers from a silver vessel onto a tray of flowers and fruit. A metal kalasha and oil lamps sit on a marble platform, and a deity murti is visible in the background. Ritual worship at a temple shrine.2012-06-05A homa being performed at a brick-lined fire pit decorated with yellow and red flower petals. A shaven-headed man in saffron robes and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace with a gold pendant feeds the flames with a ladle-like vessel, smoke rising around him. Beside him, a younger man in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits on the floor among brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel, bowls and trays. Behind, brass lamps stand near a pink and green cloth with garlands, and a brass plate holds offerings. The setting is a tiled ritual space with a pale floor.2009-09-22A seated man with a shaved head, bare chest, white sacred markings on his forehead and body, a red-beaded headband, and rudraksha beads, wearing an orange-and-gold dhoti and sitting on an orange cloth. He holds a silver vessel and pours liquid from it into a gold vessel on a tray of offerings. Before him stands a golden deity murti garlanded with white flowers and pink flowers, with oil lamps and a silver kalasha nearby. A person's arm and hand are visible at the left edge. a person is shown performing an abhishekam-style ritual; the figure's appearance has a bare-chested presentation with distinctive adornments but the cues are limited.2012-06-05PAda Puja to SPH and Devi puja by SPH at devotee's home post April 2001June 05 20122012-06-05May 11 20122012-05-11