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Close photo of a person in white dhoti with a gold border pouring liquid from a silver ritual vessel with an elephant-head spout and a lotus-patterned square body, the stream falling in droplets. Gold necklace visible at upper right. Background is a blurred red wall and green shrubs with a bright sandy courtyard. In the foreground a brass bowl and a gold tray with yellow flowers sit near the bottom, with incense sticks at lower right.

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December 17 20112011-12-17A photograph of a homa or yagna ritual. A person in white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at a square fire pit, pouring a liquid. Liquid streams down into the dark pit. Nearby stand a brass bowl and a gold tray of flowers, and a microphone is visible at right. A red building and green shrubs are blurred behind.2011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17December 08 20112011-12-08Close-up photo of a silver-toned ritual vessel with an elephant-head spout pouring a stream of golden liquid. Two blurred people sit in the background: a woman with dark hair on the left and a shaved-headed man in white with gold necklaces on the right. Warm orange and dark tones dominate the frame.2011-12-20A photograph of a homa fire ritual with a close-up of a silver ritual vessel with a curved spout held in a bare-armed hand wearing a gold bangle, pouring a thin stream of liquid (likely ghee) onto a fire pit built of red bricks with a bright orange flame. Green banana leaves lie across the foreground, scattered white flowers rest on the brick edge, and a small silver oil lamp sits at the lower left beside a metal bowl. In the blurred background, many people in white clothing stand and watch, with a tripod visible at right. The fire ritual suggests a homa or yagna.2011-11-10December 28 20112011-12-28December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08November 10 20112011-11-10A photograph of an abhishekam being performed. A person in orange clothing with a gold-bordered orange cloth and gold bangle pours liquid from an ornate silver vessel with a spout shaped like a bird's head onto banana leaves. Behind, blurred seated devotees in white clothes watch, and a camera on a tripod is visible at right.2011-11-10A close photograph of an abhishekam being poured. A person in an orange dhoti with gold border stands at left, holding a silver ornate vessel with a spout and handle, from which a thin stream of liquid falls onto a platform. Below, broad green banana leaves cover the surface, with white flower petals scattered on a red-orange raised base. A small brass kalasha-style object sits at lower left. Blurred figures in white clothing stand in the background.2011-11-10