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Close-up photo of a brass object resting in a shallow stainless steel bowl filled with water, set on an embossed silver-toned metal tray. The brass item has a rounded base and a hinged lid with knob fittings, topped with a single pink flower. Water droplets cling to the bowl's rim and a second empty steel bowl sits to the right. No people are visible.

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Overhead photo of a pair of gold-toned metal paduka sandals placed in a brass bowl set within a larger brass tray, decorated with pink flower petals around the rim and a single pink flower resting on the sandals. A pale hand or finger is visible at the bottom edge. The tray sits on an ornate silver-embossed cloth. No people are shown in full; no person is visible on the sandals.2013-09-21September 21 20132013-09-21Close-up photograph of a pair of gold paduka (sandal-shaped footwear) placed in a round gold tray on a silver repoussé altar cloth. The paduka are inscribed with small script and decorated with carved motifs and eye-like circles. Pink flower petals ring the tray, and a pink oleander bloom rests on the paduka with a white petal at the bottom edge. Another orange flower appears at the right edge. The image shows a paduka puja offering, with no people visible.2013-09-21A small brass shivalinga sits on a round brass yoni-pitha base inside a polished steel bowl on a silver-textured cloth. Water flows in a thin stream from above onto the linga, pooling in the basin during abhishekam. Behind it, a brass plate with orange flowers is visible. No people are shown.2014-10-06Close view of a ritual setup on a silver-embossed tray. In a polished steel bowl sits a cylindrical brass or metal object, with pink rose petals placed on top and a thin stream of water poured over it from a brass vessel with a long spout. A second steel bowl sits in the foreground, and a brass dish holding more pink rose petals rests at the upper left. A corner of orange and maroon cloth is visible at the right. No people are visible in the frame, so this suggests an abhishekam offering of water and flowers to a sacred object.2013-09-09October 21 20142014-10-21September 09 20132013-09-09Photo 82850712022-04-19 +11 copiesKAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/28/20212021-03-28Overhead photo of a ceremonial gold tray resting on a leopard-print cloth. Two ornately embossed gold padukas (sandals) with red gemstone accents sit side by side, scattered with pale pink and white flower petals. A small silver cup holding golden liquid sits at the bottom edge, and a small brass or gold bell-like object with a handle sits among the petals near the top. No people are visible.2022-05-14 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual abhishekam. A hand pours water from a silver cup over a small golden linga-form object resting in a gold tray. Around it lie red, pink and white flower petals, red and orange blossoms with green leaves, a rudraksha mala draped near the base, and a silver rectangular block. Ornate gold plates and silver bowls surround the arrangement.2013-06-25October 03 20102010-10-03