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Close-up photograph of an abhishekam offering. A large red-stained cloth or fabric-wrapped object, flecked with white granules, rises from a white and gold ceremonial vessel. Scattered over the surface are cashew halves, raisins, and chopped dried fruit pieces, with sticky golden liquid pooling at the base. Orange robes are visible at the top edge, blurred in the background. Gold ornate metalwork frames the left side. No readable deity form is clearly visible; no identifiable a person figure is clearly in frame.

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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being poured over a deity murti. A red cloth-wrapped or red-stained shaft of an abhishekam-style object dominates the upper centre, with its base sitting in a golden tray. The offering on the tray is a thick mixture of cashew nuts, chopped dried fruit pieces and granular white material, with a pale mound visible at left. Gold-patterned ornamental metalwork and an orange cloth fill the background. No people are visible in the frame.2010-07-21Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being prepared on a silver-rimmed tray. A large red-tinted cylindrical object, possibly a stem or sacred wood piece, stands upright, dusted with white granules. Around its base are cashew pieces, chopped dried fruit, raisins and a golden syrupy sauce spread over a white plate. Behind is a blurred orange cloth. Setting appears to be an abhishekam or offering ceremony. No physical people are clearly visible in the frame.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close-up photograph of a golden liquid being poured over a heap of mixed sweets and dried fruit on a metal tray. A brown wall forms the blurred background. A small statue-like figure appears in the middle of the stream, but it is too small to clearly identify. No people are visible.2012-06-05Close-up photograph of a small metal deity murti. Behind it, a seated person in orange robes wears a long gold bead necklace, and another hand pours from a vessel at upper right. The scene suggests an abhishekam offering being made to a murti.2010-07-21Close-up photograph of a small metal deity murti being bathed in abhishekam, its head and body coated with white and yellow paste, cashew nuts, raisins and dates pressed onto it, with a red cloth draped around the figure. A silver ceremonial blade or knife rests against its side. Behind it, a person in saffron-orange robes wears a heavy gold bead necklace, and an arm extends from the right edge holding offerings during the puja.2010-07-21Close-up photo of two hands pouring a thick mixture of honey-like syrup, chopped nuts, dried fruit and red and dark berries onto a flat metal tray. A hand with a gold-threaded wrist band holds the mixture while a second hand holding a polished steel bowl or vessel rests at the right edge. The background is a warm brown textured surface. No faces are visible, so no person can be identified, and no one in the scene is clearly a person.2012-06-05July 21 20102010-07-21A small brass deity murti of a goddess stands on a mound of white grated coconut and rice-like offering mixed with chopped nuts. The figure wears a red cloth draped over its body, has a red tilak on the forehead and yellow turmeric powder on its chest and face, and holds a sword in one raised hand with another hand raised, both encrusted with white offering material. A brass vessel is partly visible at the right edge against a carved wooden wall. The scene shows an abhishekam-style offering to the murti; no people are visible.2010-07-21Close-up photograph of a shallow silver or steel tray filled with dried fruit and nuts: whole almonds, cashews, and sliced dried figs, some whole ring-shaped figs. The offering is heaped across the tray with no people visible. No physical people or a person candidate are visible; the tray of dry fruit and nuts is the sole subject.2021-12-28A metal deity murti of a goddess with a raised sword, standing on a small lion-like mount, is being bathed in an abhishekam. Its body is draped in a red cloth and coated with white powder, with fenugreek-like seeds scattered over a white heap on a gold-edged tray. Above, a hand pours from a silver-coloured vessel. Behind, a seated person wears orange robes, and another figure in white stands at the right edge. Ritual abhishekam to Devi Sowdeshwari at a temple.2010-07-21A photograph of a ritual abhishekam on a gold-embossed stand. A small red-and-white deity murti, dressed in rice or powder and dotted with a red flower, sits on a heap of white grains. Two people in saffron-orange clothing are visible: a seated figure on the left with ornate gold-coloured adornments and a hand held over the murti, and a standing figure on the right in an orange dhoti-style garment with gold border who reaches toward the murti. Yellow flowers lie on the gold stand at right, and a grey wall forms the background.2010-07-21