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A white-milk abhishekam being poured over a standing metal deity murti on a gold-edged peetha. A person in an orange saree and bangles lifts a silver-gold vessel with both hands, pouring milk that runs down the figure's body and green-painted lower garment. The murti has four arms, holds a trident-like staff and a conch-like object, and wears a tall crown. A gold-edged platform surrounds it, with a partially visible figure in the lower foreground. Stone wall and greenery behind.

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October 06 20112011-10-06November 01 20112011-11-01March 04 20192019-03-04October 06 20112011-10-06October 07 20112011-10-07A photograph of an abhishekam in progress at a temple shrine. Two hands pour thick white milk from a golden kalasha-style pot over a deity murti standing with a trident and a raised hand, its body already coated white. Beside it, a second bronze figure in a maroon garment with gold armlets also receives the milk, its base decorated with orange and yellow flowers. Grey carved stone walls with ornate scroll patterns form the backdrop, with red and orange cloth and brass offerings visible at the top edge. No person is fully visible, only the arms pouring.2010-11-12A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a bronze deity murti. A person's hands, adorned with a beaded bracelet and gold bangle, pour white milk from a pot onto a tall standing bronze figure draped in orange cloth, wearing a tiered crown and ornamented arm bands. The milk streams down the figure and over the orange cloth, and a second orange-draped bronze figure stands partly visible at the left edge. The setting is an outdoor temple space with a blurred warm background.2011-10-07A priest in an orange-red garment pours white milk from a silver vessel over a small gilded deity murti standing on a pedestal, with the milk streaming down its body and orange cloth. Beside it, a larger white-coated murti in orange drapery is also coated with milk. The setting is an outdoor temple courtyard with stone walls. The priest wears gold bangles and a rudraksha-style bead bracelet, and a gold ornament hangs at his chest. This appears to be an abhishekam milk bath performed on the murtis.2011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07A priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border pours milky liquid from a brass pot over a white-coated standing statue on a gilded wheeled palanquin-style stand. The priest wears a tilak on his forehead, a gold bead necklace and a gold bangle; the liquid runs down the statue and pools on the yellow-stained floor. Behind, an orange cloth draped by a stone pillar, a red and gold gate, and brass lamps and vessels on a ledge. The statue is a deity murti, not a person.2010-12-14July 21 20102010-07-21October 07 20112011-10-07