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October 07 2013

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Close overhead photo of a stainless steel bowl filled with water on an orange cloth. Inside sits a small stone-like base holding two gold-toned padukas, footwear-shaped ritual objects with a small knob, marked with a swastika design. Orange flowers and a brass plate with a conch shell appear at the edges. Water droplets dot the bowl rim. No people are visible.2013-09-16Close-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam scene. A hand wearing a rust-orange robe sleeve holds a brass horn-shaped vessel with a thin stream of liquid pouring over a brass Shivalinga-style object set in a silver bowl of water. Yellow marigolds, pink petals, a small brass bowl and a silver container sit on an embossed silver tray. No face is visible.2013-09-30February 12 20132013-02-12Close photo of a metal abhishekam-style ritual: a hand holds a dark metal cup or vessel, pouring a thin stream of liquid onto a brass or copper yantra-like plate with raised pattern of dots and inscribed lines. Two elongated oval raised shapes resembling a linga and yoni-type base sit at the center under warm orange light, with a small red light at the upper left. No people's faces are visible, only the hand and sleeve.2011-07-26Close-up photograph of a ritual pouring over a brass plate engraved with a sacred foot-shaped motif. A gloved or dark-sleeved hand holds the vessel. Warm orange lighting highlights the metal surface and dotted border. No person's face is visible.2011-07-26Close-up photo of a ritual foot-washing (padapuja-style) in a temple setting. A person in an orange-red sari with gold border stands with bare feet on a polished silver tray; a hand with bangles and a henna-like tattoo pours liquid from a small silver cup over the feet. Pink lotus flowers and white petals sit on the tray, a silver elephant-headed vessel is at left, a red apple on a silver dish is at right, and a striped woven mat lies beneath. A brass or gold lamp stand is visible at upper right. No face is visible.2012-05-07A 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 overhead photo of a polished silver-toned bowl on an embossed silver-coloured cloth with floral and paisley patterns. Clear water flows from a brass spout or abhishekam vessel into the bowl, and a single yellow flower floats on the surface. No people are visible.2013-10-07August 09 20102010-08-09Close overhead photo of a polished stainless-steel bowl holding clear water with a small gold-coloured object and a single white jasmine-like flower floating on the surface. Water droplets cling to the bowl's rim. Beside it sits a brass oil lamp with a lit wick and a second steel bowl holding white flowers, green sprigs and a yellow sweet. The silver textured cloth beneath is patterned with floral motifs. No people are visible.2013-09-23Close-up photograph of a polished silver tray with a scalloped, fluted rim resting on a weathered wooden surface. Inside the tray sit a pair of ornate silver padukas, sandal-shaped footwear with engraved floral and geometric patterns and small knobbed post handles. No people are visible. The footwear is a ritual silver paduka set used in padapuja offerings.2013-10-10A close overhead photo of a ritual setup on a striped pink and teal cloth. A large ornate brass or silver-toned plate with a repoussé border holds two small grey-white padukas (sandal-shaped footprint forms) set with yellow marigold petals scattered around them. A conch shell sits at upper right, a brass tumbler with dark liquid at right, a small plate of yellow sweet at upper left, and a brass lamp at lower left. No people are visible; this appears to be a puja offering arrangement.2009-08-08