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A young girl in a maroon dress with gold trim performs abhishekam, pouring water from a tall brass vessel over a dark stone shivalingam. She wears a white sacred ash band with a red kumkum dot on her forehead, a pink flower in her hair, rudraksha and bead malas, and a wristwatch. A steel pot sits at the left edge of the frame. Her other hand is held open beneath the stream of water.

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A young girl in a maroon dress with gold trim and a pink flower in her hair pours liquid from a tall brass vessel over a dark stone deity murti or lingam base below. She has white sandal paste on her forehead with a red kumkum dot, rudraksha and bead necklaces, hoop earrings, and beaded bracelets with a dark watch. A steel bowl sits at left. Her right hand is extended palm-up beneath the stream. A small orange pendant hangs at her chest.2013-06-24A young woman seated cross-legged in orange sari-style robes with maroon borders, eyes closed, holding a small yellow flower in cupped hands during a ritual. She wears a long rudraksha mala with silver spacers, a white horizontal forehead mark with a red dot, and small drop earrings. Behind her, an oil lamp flame and a brass vessel are visible among other seated devotees in orange. Temple pada puja setting.2013-04-05 +1 copiesJanuary 18 20132013-01-18April 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copiesMarch 22 20132013-03-22March 22 20132013-03-22September 23 20132013-09-23A photograph of a young girl seated among other girls at a ceremony, wearing a deep red silk sari with gold leaf motifs and a gold border over an orange blouse. She wears a long rudraksha mala draped across her chest and holds a pink lotus flower in her hands. She has a white vertical tilak on her forehead with a red bindi. Behind her, another girl in orange and a woman in red and gold stand or sit in a decorated hall with yellow flower garlands.2013-10-13A young woman in an orange saree with maroon border sits behind a row of silver bowls and holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in her right hand. She wears a white forehead band with a red bindi, gold hoop earrings, a rudraksha mala, and a small pendant with a photo locket. Behind her is a carved wooden door, with a blue cable coiled at left. She appears to be speaking.2013-06-16September 15 20132013-09-15April 03 20132013-04-03March 22 20132013-03-22