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A seated man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes pours grains from a silver bowl over a deity murti draped in red cloth on a gold-edged tray, performing abhishekam. He has white tripundra marks and a red bindi on his forehead and white paste on his arms. Behind him stands a person in white clothes with a silver bracelet, and a dark board with white text is on the wall.

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July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes performs abhishekam on a small deity murti draped in a red cloth, pouring liquid from a brass vessel while grains and white powder scatter over a gilded tray. His forehead bears white and red markings, and white paste is smeared on his arms. Behind him, a man in a red shirt holds a bowl, and a standing man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl watches with folded hands. A brass bell hangs on an orange wall beside a black board listing devotee names.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold bead necklace, with white sacred ash on his forehead and arms and a red bindi, pours a mixture of grated white and chopped ingredients from his hands onto a deity murti or ritual object in a gold-framed tray filled with milky liquid. A brass plate of the same mixture sits at left, brass pots stand at right, and devotees in white dhotis and a man in a yellow shawl stand nearby. The man's appearance (long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ornate gold beads) gives several cues, but the page does not clearly confirm his identity from the image alone.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in an orange saffron robe and a heavy gold bead necklace performs a ritual at a gold-framed square basin filled with white milk-soaked offerings and chopped nuts. He presses a handful of the mixture into a red cloth bag held over the vessel. He wears white vertical tilak marks on his forehead with a red dot, and white paste is on his arms. Behind him, standing devotees in white dhotis, a woman in red, and brass pots surround the scene. Dark wet hair and a sunny outdoor courtyard setting are visible.2010-07-21A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms pours white granules from a silver bowl over a red-draped deity murti at a temple. A gold-edged basin holds the spilled white offering, and the granules scatter through the air. Behind him a standing person in white dhoti and kurta watches with hands clasped, and a red-clad attendant stands at left. A dark wooden board on the wall lists donor names, and a brass bell hangs nearby. The scene appears to be an abhishekam ritual.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21