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A photograph of a bald, bare-shouldered man in white ritual cloth seated on the floor, pouring from a small silver cup over a golden shivalinga-style sculpture or yantra on a gold tray with white powder scattered on it. A rudraksha mala hangs at his neck and he wears silver bracelets. Behind him stand a dark cabinet on the right and fruit and offerings on a shelf at the top. The man is shown from behind and the figure is a physical person, appearance-based identification is uncertain, so the role is given as a priest performing abhishekam.

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October 05 20112011-10-05October 05 20112011-10-05A seated priest in plain white dhoti and shawl with a gold border performs a ritual pouring at a small golden kalasha-shaped vessel on a brass tray, with yellow flowers, leaves and a red cloth in front. Across from him a woman in a white and light-blue garment with a white forehead marking sits before a large metal pot and steel bowls. Behind them a shrine wall shows a deity murti with garlands, a flower vase and offerings on a raised platform.2011-10-05May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man in white ritual dhoti with gold borders and a bare upper body pouring water from a silver vessel over a copper-coloured kalasha-like metal object on a wooden stand. A red and white flower sits on the stand. Behind him, a second man in white with a forehead marking sits, and a richly carved gold throne with a maroon embroidered cloth stands at the back. Brass lamps and metal vessels are on the floor, consistent with abhishekam worship.2008-10-23May 21 20062006-05-21A seated priest in saffron-orange robes and a white and blue flower garland pours water from a silver vessel over a golden stepped Maha Meru, a tiered ritual object representing the cosmos, placed on a gold tray over a white cloth. The priest wears gold bangles and a gold necklace, and the Maha Meru is being bathed in an abhishekam. A partially visible person in white stands at the right edge.2006-05-21September 19 20112011-09-19A bald, bare-chested man with a red rudraksha mala across his head and gold necklaces sits cross-legged, leaning forward over a brass tray and pouring or offering from a small silver vessel. He wears an orange dhoti with gold borders and has white sacred ash marks on his arms and forehead. Behind him stands an altar with a golden deity murti, a brass oil lamp, a pink flower garland, green leaves and a plate of flowers. A white cloth is held at the left edge. The setting appears to be a temple shrine during a puja ritual.2012-05-12Two men in white ritual dhotis sit cross-legged on the floor during a puja at a temple shrine. The man in front, with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver pot and a small silver dish, while the man behind, with a red tilak and rudraksha beads, holds a silver vessel. To the right stands a gilded shrine canopy with a gold scrollwork arch, draped in a red and gold brocade cloth, and a copper-toned tiered peetha holds a pink flower on a wooden tray.2008-10-23A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with thin red border stripes sits with eyes closed, holding a small silver bowl in cupped hands. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace and a silver bangle, with a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead. Behind him is an ornate gold-embossed panel and a blurred red-and-white striped backdrop. The setting suggests a ritual or satsang. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2010-11-03May 08 20122012-05-08