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Close-up photo of a puja at a silver tray holding small gold-coloured deity figures and a silver umbrella-shaped canopy. A bare-armed person wearing a pink and yellow flower garland and a gold waist-band pours water from a silver conch-shaped vessel into a silver bowl, with a gold-embroidered cloth in the foreground and a dark red curtain behind. Another silver vessel sits beside the bowl. The scene suggests abhishekam at a deity shrine.

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A close photograph of a ritual abhishekam. A bare-shouldered man wearing a pink and yellow flower garland and a gold beaded armlet pours liquid from a silver-gold vessel with a spout. Below, on a silver tray stand, a small gold metal deity murti stands beside a silver lamp and a stone figure; a thin stream of liquid runs from the spout onto the tray. A large gold cloth fills the lower foreground, and a red curtain is in the background. The hands are wearing rudraksha-style beaded bracelets. Only partial bodies are visible, so one person is shown.2013-05-27A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A person with a pink and yellow flower garland and a rudraksha-style bead bracelet pours from a silver vessel into a small silver bowl holding miniature deity figures and a flower. Beside the tray stands a silver-plated lamp, and a large golden-yellow ceremonial object fills the foreground. The person wears an orange-brown cloth draped over the shoulder, and a plain red-brown backdrop frames the scene.2013-05-27A close photograph of an abhishekam being performed at a silver puja tray. A person's hands, wearing gold bangles and a pink and yellow flower garland, pour liquid from a silver conch-shaped vessel with a long spout over small bronze and gold deity figures and a Shiva lingam-like object on the tray. A silver kalasha vessel stands nearby, and a silver lamp with a curved stem and hood is on the left. A gold-clothed figure is partly visible at the bottom right, with a blurred background. The camera and framing show only part of the person.2013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual abhishekam being performed. A person in an orange-brown garment with a pink and yellow flower garland and gold bangles pours liquid from a silver cup into a silver vessel. Beside them, a silver tray holds a small bronze deity murti, a silver oil lamp, and a red flower. A large golden object is in the foreground, and a white cooler and red curtains appear in the background.2013-05-27A photograph of a temple abhishekam in progress. In the foreground, a woman with hair in a bun, gold earrings, a red-and-pink flower garland with yellow roses, rudraksha bracelets and an orange-brown shawl pours liquid from a conch shell over small bronze deity figures on a silver tray. Behind her, a bald man in orange cloth sits by the offerings, and a gold deity murti lies in the lower foreground. Red drapes hang in the background.2013-05-27August 19 20132013-08-19 +1 copiesJuly 15 20132013-07-15May 27 20132013-05-27Close photo of a ritual abhishekam setup on a red and gold cloth. Hands wearing gold bangles hold a tall engraved silver vessel, pouring liquid down onto a small brass deity murti standing on a silver tray with miniature figures and a dark stone shivalinga-like piece. A silver-lidded bowl, an engraved silver pot and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame sit on the table, with red flower garlands at the edge. A green cloth hangs behind. No faces are visible; the person pouring is only partly seen by their hands.2013-08-19May 27 20132013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27