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A woman in a white sari with a cream border, hair in a bun, stands bent forward at a shrine and pours or anoints liquid over a dark stone murti of a multi-armed deity wearing a crown, white dhoti-like cloth and dripping abhishekam liquid. Beside it stands a second dark figure in a yellow garment. Small golden and red-clad figurines sit on a gold tray in front, and colourful kolam designs decorate the floor. The walls are gilded with an orange backdrop and carved gold arch. A timestamp reads May 18, 2025 9:49:21 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu. No a person candidate is visible; the figures are statues.

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A woman in a white sari with gold border and peacock motifs stands at left, pouring liquid from a vessel over a dark multi-armed deity murti standing in an arched shrine with gold framing and orange drapery. Beside it, a seated dark murti in a yellow-gold cloth is shown. Small golden and red-clad figurines and a brass lamp stand on a gold-edged platform in front, with a painted floral kolam on the floor. The scene suggests abhishekam being performed.2025-09-05A woman in a magenta saree with gold border and a jasmine garland in her hair pours liquid over a dark multi-armed deity murti standing on a black pedestal in a golden shrine with orange drapery. Two dark figures flank the central deity, one in a mustard-yellow garment. Small brass and red-painted figurines sit on a wooden platform in front, and a brass pot stands on the floor. The scene appears to be an abhishekam offering. The timestamp reads May 18, 2025 9:54:25 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu. No a person is visible.2025-05-18A woman in a cream-and-white sari with a yellow blouse stands at left, holding a lit flame toward three dark stone or metal murti statues in an arched golden niche with an orange backdrop. The central figure is a multi-armed deity in white dhoti with a crown, flanked by two standing figures in yellow garments. A golden kalasha pot sits on the floor before a small brass utsava image set on a golden platform, and colourful rangoli kolam designs decorate the floor. The scene reads as an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.2025-05-18A woman with grey hair in a long side braid stands with her back to the camera, wearing a white sari with a gold border, and pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone murti. The murti shows a multi-armed deity standing in a gold-trimmed niche against an orange cloth backdrop; it wears a yellow dhoti and a crown-like headdress. To the right a second dark murti in a yellow garment is seated. Gold ornamental arches frame the shrine. Timestamp overlay reads Dec. 6, 2024 11:02:55 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu. This depicts an abhishekam ritual at the shrine.2024-06-12A woman in a magenta silk saffron-bordered sari and maroon blouse, with a white flower garland in her hair, pours liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone deity murti in a gilded shrine arch. The black murti has multiple arms and a crown, standing on a snake-like base with a white dhoti-style cloth draped on it. To the right stands a second dark stone figure in a yellow garment. Small gold and red-clad metal figurines sit on a platform before the murti, and colourful kolam designs are drawn on the floor. The orange cloth backdrop and gold-painted walls frame the scene. A timestamp reads May 18, 2025 9:47:33 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2025-05-18A woman with grey hair in a low bun, wearing a white sari with gold-bordered edges, stands at the left and pours liquid from a small metal vessel over a black stone deity murti seated on a golden throne-like arch. The black murti wears a red draped cloth and has multiple arms holding ritual objects. In front, a brass tray holds a golden shrine-form, a small golden figure and a red cloth. Behind the murti is an orange backdrop, and to the left are brass lamps and a golden pedestal. The scene looks like a temple abhishekam in progress. A timestamp at the bottom right reads Aug. 2, 2024 9:04:52 a.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-01-08A woman with grey hair in a single braid, wearing a white sari with a gold border and white blouse, pours liquid from a brass vessel over a black multi-armed deity murti in a gold-framed shrine. Flanking murtis wear yellow and red garments against an orange backdrop. Small brass figures sit on the floor below, and a colourful floor kolam decorates the ground. A timestamp overlay reads Dec. 6, 2024 11:00:43 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-06-12A woman in a magenta saree with a gold border and a white flower garland in her hair stands at left, bending forward and pouring liquid from a small brass vessel over a dark stone murti of a multi-armed deity. The murti wears a white cloth and stands in a gold-framed niche with orange drapery. Beside it stand a dark figure in a yellow garment and small gold and red deity figurines on a gold platform. The floor has yellow and red kolam patterns. A timestamp reads May 18, 2025 9:43:57 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2025-05-18A woman in a white sari with a gold border pours water from a vessel over a dark black deity murti in an arched golden niche, performing abhishekam. The murti is draped in red cloth and stands on a gold base beside small gold figures and a gold pyramid-shaped object. An oil lamp burns and a plate of flower petals sits on a side ledge. Behind is an orange cloth and a pink curtain, and a sign reads Salem Rath. The floor is wet with a yellow floral kolam pattern on the right. There are no visible men or a person-like figures in the scene.2025-08-01A photograph of a woman in a white sari with a gold border pouring liquid from a copper vessel onto a dark stone deity murti seated in a gilded arched niche with an orange cloth backdrop. Her long grey hair is in a braid. The murti wears a tall crown and a dark red cloth. Small golden statues and a golden pyramidal base stand on a gold platform in front, and the liquid streams down over them. A timestamp reads Aug. 1, 2025 9:04:29 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu. This depicts an abhishekam ritual.2025-08-01A woman with grey hair pulled back in a braid, wearing a white sari with gold border and small earrings, pours liquid from a vessel over a large dark deity murti during abhishekam. The black stone figure has multiple arms and a tall crown-like head ornament, set against an orange cloth backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch. Two small brass figures stand at the base. The timestamp reads Aug. 1, 2025 9:02:13 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2025-08-01A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a woman in a magenta saree with small orange floral motifs, a jasmine garland in her hair, carrying a brass plate near the left edge. Behind her stands a dark stone or black-finished image of a multi-armed deity with a tall crown, flanked by two smaller dark standing figures in saffron-yellow garments on a gold-framed arched backdrop with an orange cloth. In front on a golden platform are small gold and red deity figurines, with two brass kalashas on the floor and colourful kolam drawings. A timestamp reads May 18, 2025 9:57:50 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2025-05-18