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Close-up photo of a ritual kalasha being prepared during a puja. A hand in a rust-orange robe with a red and black wrist cord pours or holds a metal vessel tied with white and orange-green cloth over the mouth of a decorated pot. Mango leaves, pink flower petals and dried grass stalks sit around the pot. Above, a heavy silver necklace with a pendant and a red stone hangs from the wearer's chest. The background is a blurred courtyard floor with red and blue tones.

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Close-up photo of a ritual in progress. A dark-skinned hand with a rudraksha bracelet holds a bundle of green mango leaves and grass with pink flowers, dipping them into a silver kalasha pot draped with a white cloth and decorated with a colourful patterned band and gold-and-purple jewelled ornaments. Behind, a person in a maroon-red robe wears a long rudraksha mala across the chest, and to the left a bare arm shows white horizontal tripundra marks and a rudraksha bracelet. The background is a blurred gold ornate surface. The image appears to show abhishekam or puja with a kalasha and mango-leaf sprinkling.2018-03-12Close photo of a ritual abhishekam in progress: a hand in a gold bangle pours water from a silver vessel with a mango-leaf and grass bundle over a row of small silver cups wrapped in white cloth with maroon borders, set on a tray with pink flower petals and raw rice. A silver chain with a large ornamental pendant hangs at the upper right, and a striped woven cloth forms the backdrop. Consistent with a temple abhishekam, though no a person candidate is visible in the frame.2018-04-26 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesClose view of a temple ritual with a person in a rust-red garment and a heavy white beaded necklace. Their hand holds a yellow turmeric-coated coconut above a row of three silver pots wrapped in white cloth with purple stripes. The pots are decorated with mango leaves, pink flowers and grass tied at their tops. Yellow turmeric blocks, fruit and white rice sit on a plate to the left, with a colourful striped mat behind. Only the lower body and hands of the person are visible, so no face is shown. The scene suggests kalasha puja offerings in a temple setting.2018-04-26 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20182018-01-13 +1 copiesApril 01 20182018-04-01April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A hand holding a silver kalasha with a green mango-leaf or grass sprig dips into or pours from the pot, while a second hand supports the base. The pot rests on a cream silk cloth edged with gold and studded with blue and red stones and white beads. In the foreground, a bare arm bears white vibhuti striping and a strand of rudraksha beads. To the right, a person wears an orange-red saffron cloth. The background shows a blurred golden ornamental backdrop.2018-06-04 +1 copiesMay 10 20172017-05-10