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A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam ritual at a thatched-roof setting with red earth ground. A bare-chested priest wearing an orange dhoti and an orange turban stands on a low wooden stool, pouring water from a copper vessel over a tall dark stone deity murti of Venkateshwara with a tall cylindrical crown, raised hands and a conch in one hand. Water streams down the figure. A man in white clothes smiles beside a brass vessel and a large brass tub, another man in white holds a brass pot at left, and a bearded man in white stands at right. Palm-thatched huts and green foliage form the background.

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June 10 20042004-06-10A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam being performed on a tall, polished black stone deity murti of Venkateshwara, standing on a base beside thatched huts. A bare-chested man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange turban stands on a wooden stool, pouring water from a brass pot over the murti's head while his other hand rests on its crown. Behind him, a man in white clothes smiles and holds a small cup, and large brass vessels sit on the ground. The deity wears an ornate crown, layered necklaces and a raised conch-and-disc hand. Green plants and a bare tree appear at the edge of the scene.2004-06-10June 10 20042004-06-10June 10 20042004-06-10Outdoor abhishekam of a large black stone deity murti, identified by its crown and four-armed Vishnu-style iconography as a Venkateshwara form. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange turban stands on a low wooden stool, pouring water from a raised hand over the murti's head. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and a dark shirt holds a brass pot, and a brass vessel sits on the ground. Thatched huts and bare branches frame the scene, with red earth and a flowering plant at the murti's base. A man with a beard at right, wearing white, looks on. The scene is a photograph of a ritual bathing of the idol.2004-06-10June 10 20042004-06-10Outdoor abhishekam of a large dark stone deity murti, identified by its raised arms and crown-like headdress as a Vishnu/Venkateshwara form. A bare-backed man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair, tilts a golden vessel and pours water over the black statue's head and shoulders, which shines wet. Behind him a bearded man in white clothes pours from a brass vessel, and another white-clad figure stands at right. Bare branches of a leafless tree and a thatched structure fill the background, with a brass pot at lower left.2004-06-10A bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti and orange turban pours liquid over a large dark stone deity murti of Venkateshwara, a standing figure with a tall crown and ornate jewellery, during an abhishekam under a thatched shelter. A woman in a teal patterned sari sits to the left beside a table with steel tumblers and a bottle. In the foreground, a bald man in white clothes photographs the ritual with a small camera, and another person in white stands beside the deity. The thatched roofs and bare branches frame the outdoor ceremony.2004-06-10A young man in an orange saffron turban and orange sannyasi-style wrap stands barefoot beside a large grey stone murti of a four-armed standing deity, a Vishnu-form with a chakra in one hand and a conch in another, being guided upright by ropes. He steadies the statue with both hands on its arm while a man in a checked shirt and grey trousers pushes at its base and a bystander in a white shirt crouches at the foot. Thatched huts, red earth and a brass vessel are in the setting, indicating the murti's arrival and installation work.2004-06-10A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam being performed on a large grey stone deity murti with four arms, carved with a chakra and conch-like attributes and wrapped with a thick rope. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward pouring water from a steel vessel over the murti's base, water spilling onto red earth. Beside him another man in a striped shirt watches. On the left stands a young man in an orange-saffron wrap and orange turban with long hair, appearing to observe the ritual, under a thatched palm-leaf shelter. Onlookers in white and in sarees stand nearby.2004-06-10June 10 20042004-06-10June 10 20042004-06-10