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Night abhishekam at a stone temple shrine before a pair of large white-and-gold deity murtis seated side by side, one crowned with a tall ornate crown and red band, the other wearing a green and red sari with flower garlands. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti, bends forward pouring water over a ritual vessel at the base. Another person in orange cloth prostrates on the wet floor at right, and a small deity figure sits at the front. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides under the stone pillars.

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A photograph of a temple shrine at night showing a large stone-and-metal murti pair of deities, one with a crown and red headband and one with a crown and red-and-green sari, both garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands. In the foreground a shirtless man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron dhoti stands bending toward the base of the murti, pouring or applying offerings from a metal vessel, as an abhishekam-style puja is performed. A second person in orange clothing kneels at the right on the wet floor, and a figure in white stands at the far right edge. Brass oil lamps flank the base and metal pots sit at the left. A smaller brass deity figure sits on a small altar in the lower centre. Grey carved pillars frame the scene.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night-time photograph inside a pillared temple hall during Shivaratri. A bare-chested man in a long orange cloth stands at a black Shiva lingam on a stone base, pouring or touching it, with his back to the camera. Behind the lingam stand two large painted deity murtis, one with a crown and a red headband and white garland, the other with a tall crown and a red-and-green garment and yellow flower garlands. To the left a man in peach-orange robes with red borders and a gold chain holds a metal pot. Brass lamps and a small shrine with a figure stand at the lower right. The man in orange is an unnamed priest; no identity is asserted from appearance.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A night-time ritual at a stone temple pavilion. Two figures in saffron-orange cloth stand at left; one holds a silver vessel. In the centre, a shirtless man with long dark hair, wrapped in an orange dhoti, bends forward to offer something at the base of a large deity murti of a seated god and goddess. The murti wear crowns, white and red garments, and marigold garlands. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge, and a small silver shrine sits in front. Several white-clad devotees are visible at the far left edge. Wet floor reflects the lights.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A priest in an orange-saffron cloth stands at left, bare-shouldered and with long dark hair, pouring liquid over a black lingam on a gold-toned pedestal. Behind him sits a painted-metal deity murti of Shiva and Parvati on a raised throne, Shiva in a white cloth with a red headband and a trident, Parvati in a green and red sari with a crown. Both murtis wear yellow and red garlands and gold ornaments. The setting is a dark night temple archway with carved stone pillars.2007-02-16A photograph of a night-time abhishekam at an outdoor shrine with white stone pillars. A devotee with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron cloth, stands at left pouring liquid over a dark shivalinga on a stone yoni-peetha base. Behind it sits a large metallic deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a pedestal, adorned with crowns, marigold and red flower garlands, and a red-and-white dhoti. Brass lamps and a second attendant in peach dhoti holding a metal vessel stand at the sides, with a lamp on the right. Overlay credits read 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' and ''2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night ritual photograph of a shaved-head devotee in an orange cloth, bare-backed, bending forward to offer abhishekam to a pair of silver-and-gold deity murtis seated on a pedestal. The murtis wear white cloth, garlands of yellow and red flowers, layered necklaces, crowns and a trident beside them. The devotee applies a white substance over the figure's base. Stone pillars frame the shrine behind them.2007-02-16