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A temple scene with stone pillars and a granite ceiling. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and bare upper body pours liquid from a metal vessel over a dark stone shivalinga set in a lotus-shaped yoni pedestal, with water flowing down. Behind him, four other figures in orange-saffron robes stand; one wears a white forehead mark. To the right stands a golden-bronze deity murti in a green and red silk drape, with a brass oil lamp (deepa) beside its pedestal. The floor is wet from the abhishekam.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple pavilion with grey stone pillars and carved details. A bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange cloth draped over his shoulders pours liquid from a brass vessel onto a dark stone lingam set in a basin. Behind him stand three people in orange and saffron robes with hands joined, while a fourth figure in a saffron shawl looks on. To the right, a large bronze deity murti with an ornate crown, holding a trident, sits in a green and pink garment with red garlands, and a tall brass oil lamp stands beside it. Water spills across the stone floor, and the scene reads as a ritual abhishekam.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A temple abhishekam at a stone shrine open to the sky under a pillared roof. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, pours water from a brass vessel over a large dark stone shivalingam on a wide yoni-shaped base. Two other men in orange-saffron cloth stand behind him beside the lingam. To the right, a large bronze deity murti in a teal and red-trimmed silk garment, with a gold crown and a trident-like staff, sits on a stepped plinth. Brass oil lamps and brass pots rest on the wet stone floor, and water spreads across the platform.2007-02-23A photograph of a temple ritual under a stone pavilion. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange cloth with a red-bordered wrap, pours water from a brass vessel over a man lying prone on the stone floor, also in orange robes. Two other men in orange cloths stand to the left, one with a shaved head. Behind them is a black stone shivalingam on a yoni pedestal, with a white-and-gold deity figure with a crown and a female figure in a green and red sari with gold border as statues. Brass pots and a gold miniature shrine sit at the right and lower left. This appears to be an abhishekam-style water rite for a devotee in orange robes.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a stone shivalinga on a circular black stone yoni-peetha. A young man in orange-saffron dhoti and shirt, with dark hair, pours water from a brass vessel over the linga while another orange-clad person stands behind him. To the right, a man in orange clothing with hands pressed together in namaskar watches. A tall brass oil lamp stands in the right foreground and water pools on the stone floor under a stone pavilion roof.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A man with long swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands bare-chested in an orange dhoti with an orange shawl, pouring water from a golden vessel over a dark stone Shivalinga on a lotus-carved peetha. Water splashes around the linga in an abhishekam. Four young men in orange robes with white tilak stand behind and beside him, one holding a brass lamp stand nearby. The pavilion has a stone ceiling and a floodlight, with a brass lamp and an offering on the base. Wet stone floor reflects the water.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23