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A close-up photograph of a man's hands pouring water from a silver conical vessel with engraved leaf patterns, the stream falling downward. The blurred figure behind has a shaved head and wears a white dhoti or shawl with orange-gold borders, a rudraksha-style bead mala around the neck and beaded bracelets on the wrist. The setting appears to be a temple or ritual space with warm light. This looks like abhishekam or puja water offering. The face is out of focus and not identifiable.

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September 19 20112011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with a gold border pours water from a silver vessel over a dark black stone lingam on a pedestal. He wears a gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a gold bracelet on his wrist. Behind him an orange wall and a blurred portrait-like figure appear, with a partial sculpted figure on the right. The scene suggests abhishekam ritual.2011-09-19Close-up photo of a ceremonial abhishekam being performed. A person in a red garment with gold-and-rudraksha mala necklaces pours water from a silver ornate vessel with a bird-shaped spout over a silver shivalinga on a clear crystal-and-silver base. A garland of white flowers and orange marigolds hangs in the background, and a blurred purple-lit setting surrounds the scene. Only hands and partial torso are visible, so no full face is shown.2014-05-20September 19 20112011-09-19A 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.2013-05-27October 06 20112011-10-06Close view of an abhishekam at several black stone Shivling lingams set on silver-grey peetha bases. Golden conical vessels pour water over the lingams, and a thin stream of water falls onto the top of the front lingam. Two men in white dhotis sit in the background, with one man's bare arm and gold bangle, beaded wrist threads and a silver ring visible as he holds a golden pot. The scene is blurred, with the foreground arms and dhoti in focus on the left.2016-11-24A 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.2013-05-27December 17 20112011-12-17May 20 20132013-05-20A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A person in a pink and yellow flower garland and a beaded gold waist-belt pours liquid from a silver conch-shaped vessel with a long spout over a small metal deity murti on a silver platter. Nearby stand a silver pot, a small lamp on a bent stand, and a red flower offering. The figure's bare upper body and gold cloth in the foreground frame the scene against a dark red curtain background.2013-05-27