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A woman in a red sari with long dark hair and gold ceremonial necklaces and armlet pours water from a brass pot over a black stone murti of a deity with a crown, trident and garlands of red flowers, during an abhishekam. A second person in white stands partly visible behind. Dark drapery and an orange banner with Kannada script form the backdrop, with a gold-framed seat at the left edge.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands in a red shawl and wears a necklace of gold-toned beads and a gold armlet. He pours liquid from a gold kalasha onto a gold deity murti of a multi-armed deity seated near red flower garlands. A gold ornate peetha or throne stands at left, a gold ceremonial fan-shaped ritual object at right, and a blue curtain forms the backdrop, indicating an abhishekam in progress. The man's appearance matches the page's a person cues (long hair, red shawl, bead necklace), but identity is uncertain, so he is described by role as the officiant.2010-10-17A man in a red dhoti and red shawl with a long swept-back hair, gold armlet and multi-strand necklace of gold and red beads pours yellow liquid from a gold kalasha pot over a small golden deity murti with a crown, trident and decorated base, garlanded with red flowers. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in white cloth and gold necklace watches, and dark drapes and an orange banner form the backdrop.2010-10-17A man with long, dark, wavy hair and a red shoulder wrap pours water from a brass pot over a ceremonial object set with flowers, during a ritual abhishekam. He wears a gold necklace and gold armband, with gold ornamental pieces at his shoulder. Behind him a second person in white ritual clothes stands partly visible. On the stage, brass ritual implements and a tridentlike staff rest beside garlanded flowers, and a large orange-toned backdrop shows a figure in saffron. The man appears to match the a person description in appearance (long hair, gold ornaments, red wrap), so this is a probable in-person candidate. Printed Kannada-script letters on the backdrop read as part of a banner.2010-10-17Photograph of an abhishekam at a Dasara celebration at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad. A long-haired person in a red saree with a red bindi and layered beaded and gold necklaces pours water from a brass pot over a dark metal deity murti garlanded with red flowers. A gold armband is worn on the upper arm. Behind on the right, a bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti with a red border holds a brass kalasha, and a gold ceremonial fan stands beside him. A gold-carved throne back sits at the left against a blue curtain.2010-10-17A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a small shrine. A person with long dark swept-back hair wears a red sari, rudraksha-style red-and-gold beaded necklaces and a gold armband, and pours liquid from a silver kalasha over a dark metal deity murti with a trident and a garland of red flowers. Beside them a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass ceremonial fan-shaped object. A red-cushioned gilded peetha throne stands at left, with a small brass bell and a green coconut on the table, and a blue curtain behind.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A figure with long dark hair and a red shawl-like wrap pours liquid from a golden kalasha pot over a golden-orange deity murti decorated with a pink flower garland; the murti holds a trident-like staff. The person wears a multi-strand gold and bead necklace and a gold armlet, with a red bindi. A gold-carved throne/peetha stands at left, a dark blue curtain behind, and a gold ceremonial fan-shaped ritual implement at right with another person's hands and a brass vessel. This is an abhishekam-style ritual.2010-10-17