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Photo of an abhishekam at a shrine. Three priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand before a large pair of deity murtis seated on a dark stone pedestal: the male figure wears an orange turban and ornate white and blue garlands, the female figure wears a pink and green sari and a black headdress. The foremost priest, with rudraksha mala, bends forward and reaches toward a small white seated statue on the pedestal's base, while another priest pours water from a golden pot. Red curtains hang behind, and marigold petals lie on the wet floor. No identifiable candidate appears in person; the priests are shown from behind or in profile, so no appearance-based identification is made.

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January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03Evening ritual inside a temple-style hall with grey stone pillars and red curtains. A standing figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and holds a mala, facing two sculpted deity figures seated on a raised platform: a gold-crowned deity with an orange turban and white jewelled necklaces, and a female deity in a pink and green sari. Beside the standing figure, a man in a brown-orange shawl stands close. In the foreground, several people in orange and blue clothing sit or kneel, one in a blue garment, while brass pots and kalasha vessels sit on a tray at left and a white figure stands near the platform. The attendant's role and the exact ritual are not clearly visible.2008-01-03A photograph inside a temple shrine of a pair of large painted deity murtis seated side by side, a male figure in an orange turban and white-and-gold garland and a female figure in green and pink sari with a crown, both with gilded faces. Before them a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and orange shawl holds a woven basket toward the deity, while two more men in orange and one in white stand at left. A small white seated figure sits on the altar base with a golden lamp stand beside it, and red curtains frame the shrine. Ritual abhishekam-style offering or puja is in progress.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03Night-time abhishekam at a temple shrine. Two large golden deity murtis, a seated male figure adorned with a crown, rudraksha-style beads and a saffron cloth, and a seated female figure in a pink and green silk sari with gold jewellery, sit behind a dark stone lingam-style base. A man in saffron robes with a white-marked forehead pours water from a brass vessel over the stone. Two other saffron-clad men stand alongside, a white-clothed attendant holds a brass pot at left, and a white marble seated figure with raised hand sits on the platform in front. Brass lamps and offerings are placed nearby, with a few seated devotees at the lower left.2008-01-03A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man with long swept-back hair, a white forehead band and an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at centre, pouring water from a brass pot over a black stone shivalinga. Two shaven-headed priests in orange and white robes, one in a white dhoti with a black beaded mala, stand beside him holding brass pots, and a devotee in white lies prostrate on the wet floor in the foreground. Behind the lingam, a deity murti pair in gold and orange garments sits beneath a golden arch decorated with multicoloured flower garlands. The floor is wet with spilled water.2008-03-31A photograph inside a temple shrine at night. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti with a red shawl stands at left, raising his arm high while pouring or sprinkling liquid over the deities. Two seated priests in orange robes sit behind him, one holding a small brass plate. At right, a pair of deity murtis are seated on a dark stone pedestal, one with an orange crown and green-and-pink silk garments, the other with a silver crown and pink-and-green attire, decorated with garlands. A white marble figure stands on the altar, with brass lamps and yellow flower garlands nearby, and a red curtain hangs behind the deities.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03March 31 20082008-03-31