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Close photo of bright green liquid being poured from a steel vessel into a shallow steel bowl. A pale grey-green cloth or leg-like fabric rests in the bowl and the liquid pools around it. The bowl sits on a zebra-striped and green patterned cloth. A brown and gold draped fabric appears at the upper left. The scene looks like a ritual bathing or abhishekam being performed on a deity murti, with no visible people.

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Close-up photo of a green liquid being poured from a metal vessel onto a bare foot resting in a steel basin. The liquid is bright green, and the basin catches the spill. The foot appears to be a devotee's or priest's foot being bathed, possibly in an abhishekam-style ritual. A black-and-white zebra-striped cloth lies beneath the basin. No face is visible, and no identifiable person is shown.2018-01-03January 03 20182018-01-03Close-up photograph of an abhishekam-style offering: two gloved hands in clear plastic gloves pour a thick yellow liquid. In the left foreground a person in orange-red robes sits with a hand resting on the bowl's rim, wearing a red thread and a bead bracelet, a woven rudraksha-style cord visible at the shoulder. A green leaf lies beneath the bowl.2016-07-12May 30 20182018-05-30 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a ritual abhishekam being performed. A brass vessel held by a hand at top pours white milk over a silver-handled ladle or spoon, with milk streaming down onto a wooden surface beside yellow marigold flowers and pink petals. A red cloth and white fabric appear blurred in the background. No identifiable person's face is visible, and no clearly visible a person candidate is present.2018-01-31Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual. A person in a rust-red and orange-bordered garment has a bare foot resting on a small brass plate, its surface coated in white milk or yogurt. A hand wearing gold bangles pours liquid from a brass vessel onto the foot. Beside the plate are white flowers, orange and red flower petals, and a few yellow fruits or lemons. Another person in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge. No a person candidate is visible in this frame, and the image is a photograph of people performing the ritual.2014-06-26March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesClose photo of a ritual offering. Two hands hold an ornate engraved silver bowl with a lid, lifted slightly to show a pale green liquid and a yellow lump inside. The bowl rests on a colourful striped cloth in red, blue, green and purple. At upper right, another hand holds a small silver spoon. Blurred golden background behind. Dry grass stalks sit in the lower right. Only hands are visible; no full person is shown.2018-03-12Close photograph of a preparation process on a striped multicoloured woven mat. A person in red-maroon robes with a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered cloth sits cross-legged, pounding green herbal paste in a dark stone mortar with a black pestle. Another person's hand, wearing a gold bangle, holds a yellow-coloured stick near the mortar. Bowls of yellow turmeric powder sit beside the mat. The scene suggests an herbal aushadha preparation.2017-09-02A close photo of a ritual abhishekam: a steel vessel held by a pair of hands pours thick yellow liquid. Behind it stands a small golden figure, possibly a deity murti, and the wooden wall is blurred in warm brown tones. No person's face is visible and no a person candidate is shown.2012-05-12December 30 20182018-12-30 +1 copiesA close action photo of an abhishekam: a figure in orange robes with a gold-brown necklace of beads pours golden liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone linga. Thick yellow-gold liquid cascades down the stone, blurred by motion. A blurred orange-robed figure stands behind, and a polished brass lamp stand with a lit flame appears at right against a black background.2010-02-12