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Close photo of a priest's hands pouring water from a green hose into a large polished brass pot (kalasha) held against his white dhoti with blue stripes. A gold bangle is visible on one wrist. Water spills over the rim and flows down the side of the pot. The pot's contents are dark, possibly stones or offerings, under bubbling water. No faces are visible and no one else is present.

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Close-up photo of a polished brass pot with a wide rim being filled with water from a green garden hose. A person in white clothing with blue and purple stripes holds the brass vessel steady with both hands, and a second person's hand on the left holds the hose. Dark liquid or offering material is visible inside the pot. Concrete ground and a wall sit at the right edge.2007-09-24Close-up photograph of hands pouring water from a green hose into a polished brass pot, a kalasha-like vessel. A person in a white dhoti or cloth with blue-and-white striped edging stands at left, wearing gold bangles and a wristwatch. Another hand holds the rim of the brass pot at right. Water arcs from the hose into the dark opening of the vessel, with a yellow floor visible at lower left.2007-09-24Close view of a worker's hands filling a large polished brass pot from a green hose. Water streams into the pot's wide mouth. The person wears a white garment with purple-blue stripes at the edge. The pot's rim has a knurled band and it sits on a concrete surface beside a shallow water basin. This is a practical water-filling scene.2007-09-24December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesOctober 06 20112011-10-06October 16 20162016-10-16Close photo of a priest's hands pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a brass plate during a puja. The plate holds a small brass shivalinga, pink flower petals and a lit oil lamp, placed on a woven mat. Another brass container sits nearby. The priest wears a red-and-gold beaded bracelet and a gold bangle, and a second person in white garments sits at the right edge with arms visible. A small figurine on red wood stands at the left. Abhishekam with offerings.2017-02-02Overhead photo of water being poured from a steel vessel into a brass kalasha set in a white plastic basin on bare reddish soil. The brass pot has white painted lines and red kumkum dots on its sides, and a hand with a ring is partly visible at the top edge. No people are shown beyond the hand, and no a person candidate is visible.2006-12-22Close photograph of a puja being performed on a woven reed mat. A hand in a gold-coloured bracelet pours water from a brass vessel with a spout over a small brass lingam on a brass plate. The plate holds a pink flower and a lit oil lamp, and a brass box stands beside it. A second arm wearing white cloth is visible at the frame edge. Clothing is white. A small wooden deity murti stands at the left. No face is shown.2017-02-02Close view of a devotee's bare feet being washed during Pratyaksha Pada Puja. A person in white dhoti with a yellow-edged border stands with feet on a large green banana leaf. Another person's hands in an orange garment pour water from a polished brass vessel over the feet, with water pooling on the leaf. The paved ground is dim and lit from above. The feet of the person being honoured are visible, but no face or a person candidate is shown.2016-12-22Close-up photo of a ritual offering: a hand holding a small silver vessel with a handle, pouring from it, while another hand extends palm-up toward it. Behind them a seated figure wears flowing white draped cloth, and a silver tray with a scalloped rim sits at the bottom edge with a few pink petals. Gold-colored fabric and a beaded bracelet are visible at the left edge. The scene suggests an abhishekam or padapuja style offering, though the pouring action is shown without a clearly identifiable deity form.2008-05-19December 02 20162016-12-02