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Close-up photograph of a pad-puja ritual at a golden deity murti. A hand wearing a gold bangle pours white powder. The golden murti has ornate carved detailing and a red garment is visible at the left edge. Only arms and hands of the worshipper are visible, with no face shown. The pink-toned background is a plain wall with a gold-edged platform.

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Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam-style offering on a gold-ornate base. A person's hands, with a gold bangle on one wrist, press a fine white powder onto a gold metal pot or kalasha-like vessel set on an elaborately carved gold tray. Only the arms and hands are visible, wearing a dark garment, against a pinkish-mauve floor. Gold ornamentation and a bright white powder dominate the frame.2012-01-08May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesNovember 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20122012-01-08Close view of a ritual in which a priest's arm, wearing a red-brown garment and a rudraksha bracelet, applies yellow paste or sandal to a large white lingam covered in white powder. Behind, a figure in a copper-red silk garment with a sparkling embellished shoulder piece and gold-trimmed ornaments stands near the sacred stone. The scene suggests abhishekam and puja at a Shiva lingam. No face is visible, so no identity is assigned.2017-02-24June 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of two hands holding an ornate gold vessel with embossed floral and scroll patterns and small hanging gold bells around its rim. The fingers of the upper hand show white ash or paste. The wearer's orange-red cloth is visible in the blurred background and lower foreground, with a gold-edged ceremonial fabric above. No face is visible.2012-05-09Close-up photograph of a white-powdered Shiva lingam during a ritual, with a red and yellow kumkum-turmeric mark on its side. A hand in a dusting of white powder rests on the lingam, and a person in a red-brown shawl and wrist mala stands at left. At right, a figure in a rose-gold silk sari with ornate sequined and jewelled shoulder ornaments stands near, and a brass vessel is visible at left. The scene suggests a rudrabhishekam or abhishekam offering.2017-02-24Close-up photo of two cupped hands holding a small mound of fine white powder. The hands belong to a person wearing a white shirt with thin blue vertical stripes. Blurred warm orange and golden tones fill the background, with a glowing golden object in the lower left foreground. No face is visible and no clearly identifiable a person figure appears in the frame.2013-12-09November 09 20162016-11-09May 10 20122012-05-10September 19 20112011-09-19