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A woman in a red patterned blouse and purple sari stands at a shrine, holding a green coconut raised overhead as she performs an offering to two metal murti statues. The standing figure on the left is a Krishna-like deity holding a flute, and the figure on the right wears a blue draped cloth. A gold-embossed frame surrounds the shrine against a blue backdrop, with wooden cabinets behind. A date stamp in the corner reads 04/11/2024. The scene appears to show an abhishekam or puja offering at a home temple.

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A woman in an orange blouse and white cloth pours liquid from a brass vessel onto a metal deity murti during abhishekam at a shrine. The murti wears a crown and has a sheen of white milk-like liquid on its head. Beside it stands a second murti with a teal draped cloth. The shrine has an ornate gold-toned arch frame and a royal blue backdrop. A timestamp reads 04/11/2024 13:15 in the lower right corner.2024-04-11A woman in a grey-blue cotton sari with a pink-dotted border and a purple blouse, her long dark hair tied with a pink clip, raises a green coconut above a shrine. Behind her, a gilded arched frame surrounds a blue draped backdrop with the statues of deity murtis: a standing figure in an orange-pink garment holding a kalasha-like vessel, a male figure with a flute, and a figure holding a trident-like staff. Small brass and copper figures and a brass pot sit on the wooden platform, with scattered flower petals on the floor. The scene appears to show an abhishekam offering. Only the woman is a physical person; the statues are depictions.2025-04-27A woman in a mustard-yellow blouse and a green-and-yellow sari stands at left, pouring liquid from a brass vessel onto a small metal deity figure in a temple shrine. To the right, a larger golden-brown murti of a flute-playing deity wears a tall crown and holds a flute and a ceremonial staff, set against a blue cloth backdrop. A gold-framed niche with ornate carving and red fabric sits behind. A timestamp in the corner reads 02/12/2024 12:41. No a person candidate is visible.2024-02-12A woman in an orange and purple sari with a red-and-white patterned blouse pours water from a brass vessel over two metal deity murtis on a blue-draped shrine in a gold-framed niche against an orange wall. The murtis are bronze-toned, one standing figure holds a staff-like object, and the other is in a purple garment. Wooden cabinets with framed portraits line the left wall and a small yellow table with offerings sits at lower left. The scene depicts an abhishekam being performed at a home shrine. The timestamp in the corner reads 02/12/2024 12:43.2024-02-12A woman in a red blouse and a purple patterned sari stands at left, raising a brass vessel high with one arm to pour liquid over the head of a bronze-coloured deity murti with four arms, holding a trident-like staff across its shoulder. The murti stands on a lotus-carved pedestal before a blue draped backdrop with gold ornamental arch above. A second bronze figure in a red cloth stands to the right, holding a fan-like object. Wet residue and white traces mark the statues. An orange wall and a wooden cabinet with small figurines frame the shrine room.A woman in a patterned floral sari with a dark printed blouse pours liquid from a brass vessel over a bronze deity murti standing on a pedestal inside an ornate gold arched shrine. Behind the murti is a blue cloth backdrop, and a second bronze figure with a flute stands beside it. A metal bowl sits on the floor at right, and the scene looks like an abhishekam being performed. The woman is bent forward at the shrine, using a wheeled wooden cart-like platform as a stand. No a person candidate is visible.2025-06-04A woman in a magenta blouse and pink-and-teal patterned sari stands at left, pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a bronze deity murti during abhishekam in a shrine. The murti is a standing male form with a tall crown, holding a trident-like staff, and a female-looking standing murti in a green cloth stands beside it. Both stand before a magenta draped niche framed by an ornate gold arch decorated with a red, yellow and green marigold garland. Wet residue and scattered petals cover the wooden altar table. A timestamp reads 12 October 2025 17:16. No a person candidate is visible.2025-12-10A woman in a magenta blouse and pink-purple patterned sari bends over a wooden table, pouring or applying liquid from a small vessel onto large wooden statues of deities. The central statue is a standing deity with a tall crown, holding a flute and a lotus-like object, with a smaller figure beside it. White powdery residue and liquid mark the statues, and a green-robed statue stands to the right. Behind them hang a gold arch with red and yellow flower garlands and a magenta cloth backdrop. On the wall above a wooden cabinet sit framed printed portraits of robed figures. Scattered flower petals and offering items lie on the table.2025-12-10A woman in a brown, cream and orange floral sari with a red patterned blouse stands barefoot at a wooden altar, holding a lit oil lamp in her raised right hand. Before her are copper-toned deity murti: a tall figure with a crown, holding a flute and other attributes, flanked by a smaller figure and a figure in a yellow garment. Brass vessels, a steel pot, marigold flowers and small oil lamps sit on the altar. A blue backdrop and gold arched frame surround the murtis. On the wall behind her, a painted portrait shows a figure in a red and maroon robe, and a row of framed portraits sits on the cabinet top. Water and abhishekam items are visible.2025-02-18A photograph of a shirtless priest in white dhoti pouring water from a brass vessel over copper-toned metal deity murtis inside an ornate gold-framed shrine niche with a blue cloth backdrop, an abhishekam in progress. Two standing figures are visible in the shrine and a woman in an orange and magenta patterned sari with glasses stands at left, watching. Wooden cabinets with small figurines sit along the orange wall above. A timestamp reads 02/12/2024 12:43. No one in the scene is identified.2024-02-12Indoor photo of a temple-style shrine room. A woman with short grey hair in a white dhoti-style garment with an orange top stands at the centre, raising a metal vessel to pour liquid over bronze deity statues on the right, including a tall figure holding a flute and a crowned figure in green. Three women in saris watch from the left: one in a green sari, one in a blue and pink sari, and one in a pink sari. A blue cloth backdrop and a gold arch frame the shrine, with small framed deity pictures on a cabinet behind. A timestamp reads 09-Dec-2024 1:53:46 pm.2024-09-12A photograph inside a shrine room with orange walls. A woman in a magenta-pink saree with a striped border stands at right, pouring from a small brass vessel over a deity murti on a pedestal, while a second woman in a red-and-white saree stands at left holding a small cloth or cup. Behind the murti is a golden arched niche with a magenta drape, a garland of red, yellow and orange flowers, and a gold kirtimukha crest. Smaller gold and bronze murtis stand at left and on the shelf, and a green-clad figure appears at right. A brass pot sits on the floor at lower left. The photo carries a timestamp reading 12 October 2025 17:16. Possible abhishekam offering in progress.2025-12-10