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Close photograph of a ritual abhishekam being performed on a dark stone lingam. A hand wearing a thick gold bangle pours water from above over a small brass vessel fitted on top, with a clear crystal lingam inside, and water streams down its sides onto the black stone base. Blurred figures in orange-red garments sit in the background, and a wooden stick is visible at right. No face of any person is visible in the frame.2017-07-03Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A bare-skinned person's hand, adorned with a gold bangle and a beaded bracelet, pours liquid from a silver-gold conch-shaped vessel with a spout, and a thin stream falls toward a silver bowl. The person wears a pink and white flower garland across the shoulder and a gold waist ornament. In the foreground, a gold-coloured cloth is blurred. On the silver tray stand a small brass deity figure, a standing female form, a lamp with a curved arm and shade, and red flowers. The background is a dark red curtain and a white panel. The image shows only one physical person, partially visible.2013-05-27A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a brass deity murti with a conical crown. A hand holds a silver vessel with a wire-wrapped pattern, pouring water over the murti's face and head. In the blurred background at right, a smiling figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment and a thick red and yellow flower garland, seated among white and red floral decorations. Orange walls frame the scene. Only the pouring hand and the seated figure are visible as people.2012-01-08Close-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam being performed. A bare hand, wearing a gold ring, pours water from above onto a small glass or crystal linga set in a shallow brass tray. Water splashes and droplets scatter around the base. The background is a warm, rust-brown textured wall.2012-05-10November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a ritual water offering. A metal cup pours water over a pair of hands holding a bundle of darbha grass, over a polished silver bowl containing flower petals and small offerings. A person in orange saffron robes sits on the left, and a person in maroon garments with a gold border on the right, with a wrist mala and gold ornaments visible. The scene suggests a puja or sankalpa water rite. No faces are visible. a person's presence is not established from the visible figures.2015-09-14December 09 20162016-12-09July 29 20132013-07-29February 13 20182018-02-13December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copies