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A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a white-washed seated deity murti set beneath a gilded arch. On the left, a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl wears a long dark rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured necklace, his right arm raised and his left hand dusted with white powder. On the right, a second figure in orange robes with a maroon-edged dhoti pours or sprinkles liquid from a brass vessel onto the statue's head. The murti is coated white, with gold-toned ornaments and a gold prabhavali behind. The stone ceiling and pillars of the shrine are visible above.

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June 15 20092009-06-15Photograph of a temple ritual in which two devotees in saffron and orange robes pour white liquid over a white seated deity murti. The figure on the left, in red-orange cloth and a gold necklace, holds a gold plate with one hand and pours with the other. The figure on the right, in orange robes with a purple border, raises a large brass vessel over the murti's head. The murti sits on a gilded peetha beneath a golden arch, under a stone canopy with blue cloth draped at the left edge. Another figure stands partly visible in the background.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A person in an orange-red sannyasi wrap stands with their back to the camera, bare-shouldered, applying white paste or powder with their right hand to the head of a large white deity murti with gold-edged crown and a red flower at its side. A second person in orange robes stands at left beside a tall brass vessel, holding it. A golden arched frame surrounds the scene. The figure in orange has long dark hair tied back and a rudraksha mala visible at the neck, but face is not clearly shown; identity uncertain.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15December 16 20092009-12-16A man in an orange-red saffron dhoti-wrap, bare-shouldered, with hair tied back and a dark rudraksha mala and gold necklace, applies white paste or ash with his fingers to a white-plastered deity murti, its face painted gold with red kumkum on the forehead and a red flower in its headdress. Beside him a second man in orange holds a brass vessel and pours or assists the ritual. Gold-embossed arch and greenery behind, consistent with an abhishekam-style anointing.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A photograph of an abhishekam being performed at a temple shrine before a golden deity murti pair seated on a lotus pedestal beneath an ornate gold arch. Two priests pour water over the seated figures: one standing on the left in white dhoti and shawl, pouring from a vessel overhead, and another in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl on the lower left, pouring with a ladle. A cylindrical Shivalinga stands in a black lotus-shaped basin in the centre, receiving water. In the foreground stand a small white marble seated sage statue, a brass kalasha and a small golden murti figure. The deity on the left is painted white-skinned with a crown, the figure on the right wears an orange cloth and gold jewelry, and a small green parrot perches among the arch behind them.2011-12-28Three people in saffron-orange robes perform an abhishekam on a large white and gold deity murti seated in an open pavilion with a gilded arched backdrop. The figure on the left in a red-orange wrap pours or spreads a liquid from a brass vessel onto the statue, while a standing figure on the right in orange holds a gold-rimmed brass plate raised near the statue's head. A third person in red-orange stands behind the left figure. Milky white liquid coats the murti's head and shoulders, and the statue wears gold armlets and bangles. Stone ceiling and columns frame the scene with greenery visible outside.2009-06-15A photo of a saffron-robed man standing before a large metal deity murti adorned with jewelled ornaments, a trident and garlands of red and white flowers. He wears a gold necklace and tilaka-like white marks on his forehead, bare-shouldered with an orange wrap, and is applying white powder to the murti's hand or arm. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe kneels holding a small metal vessel, and a woman in red sits at the right edge. A white shivalinga-like stone with a red flower sits in the foreground, with green coconuts visible at the left.2009-06-09