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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.

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A 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 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.2024-04-11A 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 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.2024-02-12Kailasa Puduvai 31 August 2021A woman in a white saree with a gold border and an orange blouse, hair tied in a bun, stands on a wooden platform pouring liquid from a vessel onto copper-toned deity murti. The murtis stand on lotus-style pedestals before a blue curtain with gold-spangled pattern and a gilded arch. To the left, a framed portrait of a smiling man with a dark turban and a garland of red and white flowers rests on a cabinet, and small framed images sit on top of the cabinet. A brass bell, a brass pot and scattered flower petals lie on the platform.A blurry photo of an abhishekam being performed on a bronze deity murti in a temple shrine. A woman in a magenta blouse and green saree stands at left, raising a brass vessel high and pouring milky liquid over the head of a four-armed standing murti. A second green-draped murti stands at right, also drenched in white liquid. The shrine has a gold-coloured ornate arch with a kirtimukha-style crest, and a deep blue cloth hangs behind the deities against orange-painted walls.2025-06-07November 16 20182018-11-16A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at a temple shrine, raising a brass pot overhead and pouring liquid over a dark stone deity murti. The murti is draped in an orange cloth and sits beside a pale blue wall, with steps and a red-stained floor in the foreground. The scene appears to show abhishekam being performed.A photograph of an abhishekam being performed at a temple shrine. A woman in a magenta blouse and green saree stands at left, pouring milk from a brass pot over two metal murti figures. The taller deity stands with a trident-like staff and a flame-shaped weapon, its body and head coated white with milk. A smaller green-clad figure beside it is also bathed in milk. Behind them hangs a deep blue cloth with gold dots, framed by an ornate gold arch with floral carvings and a makara-like crest, set against orange walls.2025-06-07A woman in a yellow and red silk sari, with a hair clip and gold bangle, pours liquid from a brass vessel over a bronze deity murti in a shrine. The murti stands on a lotus base holding a trident-like staff and a flower, and a second deity murti in a yellow cloth holds a flute beside it. A gold arched frame and blue draped cloth form the backdrop, with brass oil lamps and yellow flowers on the wooden ledge and a dark vessel below. This appears to be an abhishekam being performed.2025-03-30