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Close-up photograph of a small brass or bronze deity murti standing on a heap of offerings, topped with a slice of banana and surrounded by mixed dried fruits, nuts, cherries and sweet prasad on a metal tray. A hand holding a patterned metal tumbler or cup appears at the right edge, and a reddish-brown textured wall forms the background. No people are visible apart from the hand.

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Close-up photograph of a small metal vessel or figure. A hand holding a steel cup or vessel on the right is in the frame, with a gold ring on one finger. The background is a warm brown wooden or stone surface.2012-06-05Close-up photograph of a golden liquid being poured over a heap of mixed sweets and dried fruit on a metal tray. A brown wall forms the blurred background. A small statue-like figure appears in the middle of the stream, but it is too small to clearly identify. No people are visible.2012-06-05Close-up photo of two hands pouring a thick mixture of honey-like syrup, chopped nuts, dried fruit and red and dark berries onto a flat metal tray. A hand with a gold-threaded wrist band holds the mixture while a second hand holding a polished steel bowl or vessel rests at the right edge. The background is a warm brown textured surface. No faces are visible, so no person can be identified, and no one in the scene is clearly a person.2012-06-05Close photograph of an abhishekam-style offering: a hand pours a thick sweet mixture of honey or syrup over a mound of fruit pieces, including banana slices, raisins, dried fruit, nuts and dark grapes. A second hand holds a metal tumbler at the right edge. The background is a rough reddish-brown stone surface.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Close view of a bronze deity murti being bathed in abhishekam. The figure's ornate headdress and carved shoulder ornaments are visible above a tiered peetha base. A thick creamy white liquid. Scattered dried red fruits, possibly dates or raisins, and yellow flower petals float in the liquid, with a few flowers visible at the lower left. Wooden ritual trays and a brass pillar sit in the background. No people are visible in the frame.2010-11-12A priest pours a thick paste. The priest's arm is visible at upper left, wearing a gold-toned bangle and a beaded bracelet. Behind the lingam sits a large gleaming copper-coloured deity murti with a folded hand and ornate pedestal, and a red-orange cloth hangs at right. A white dhoti with a gold border is visible at left, indicating a temple abhishekam-style ritual.2011-09-19February 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20182018-02-13Close-up photograph of a small metal deity murti. Behind it, a seated person in orange robes wears a long gold bead necklace, and another hand pours from a vessel at upper right. The scene suggests an abhishekam offering being made to a murti.2010-07-21May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copies