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March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesClose view of a priest in white dhoti and shawl holding an ornate silver kalasha with jeweled band, topped with green mango leaves and a yellow-orange coconut, carried on a silver tray. Embossed deity figures decorate the vessel. Behind him, several people in white attire stand along the edge of the frame, some with hands folded. A red cloth and red-and-gold garlands hang near the priest; he wears a gold chain and beaded bracelets. Ritual procession or puja setting.2013-03-10February 28 20132013-02-28June 17 20092009-06-17 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20162016-01-15A priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and a bare upper body stands at right, holding a clay pot wrapped with white thread up toward a tall white temple dome. The dome is carved with floral and geometric relief patterns and topped with a kalasha decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a white cloth wrap. Overcast grey sky fills the background. Wrist and arm bracelets and a red-brown rudraksha mala are visible on the priest, who is performing a kumbabhishekam rite on the shrine's finial.2015-05-01A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti with a bare upper body stands on a white, carved temple dome, raising a small brass pot or kalasha wrapped in white cloth above a silver-tipped finial decorated with marigold garlands. His arms are adorned with rudraksha-style beaded bracelets, and his shaved head is visible from behind. The dome has carved relief patterns and a grey overcast sky fills the background. A second person is partly visible at the lower edge. This appears to be a kumbhabhishekam or temple consecration ritual on a shrine's top.2015-05-01March 27 20132013-03-27March 05 20132013-03-05Outdoor ritual photo under palm trees. A man in a saffron-orange and red-striped dhoti and upper cloth, wearing a red and white flower garland and long hair, raises his hand toward a tall ornate brass kalasha decorated with white jasmine garlands and green leaves. Behind him an orange and blue umbrella is held aloft. Two bare-chested priests in orange-red dhotis hold a silver bowl and pour liquid over the kalasha, and others stand with folded hands in the background. This looks like a padapuja-style or abhishekam ritual. Another devotee in an orange cloth appears at the right edge.2014-08-20 +1 copiesA priest in a red and gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala draped across his bare shoulder pours water from a silver kalasha through a silver conch-shaped vessel during a ritual at a riverside ghat. Silver ritual pots engraved with decorative motifs and a small brass deity figure sit on the stone platform. Thick smoke or mist fills the background, with a few devotees faintly visible behind him. The scene suggests abhishekam at the Ganga ghat.2014-03-24A man in a white kurta wearing an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a silver kalasha on a silver tray filled with white grains. The kalasha is topped with green mango-style leaves and a coconut. Around him, other people in white and orange clothing stand in a crowd, and a man in orange robes stands at the left edge. The setting appears to be an outdoor procession or welcoming ceremony.2008-06-27