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A seated man in saffron-orange robes with white sacred ash marks on his forehead, arms and shoulder performs abhishekam on a deity murti, offering dry fruits and nuts from a silver bowl onto the figure, which is draped in red cloth and coated with white paste. A second man in orange clothing stands at right holding a folded orange cloth. A golden-trimmed platform holds scattered grains and petals in the foreground, and a dark sign with white lettering hangs on the wall behind.

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A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged, performing an abhishekam ritual. He has white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and arms and a red bindi, and he is pouring or rubbing a yellow substance from his hand onto a deity murti draped in red cloth. A brass bowl stands beside the murti on a gold-trimmed tray, and a second person in white clothing is partly visible at the upper left. A red-and-orange patterned cloth hangs at the right. Appearance does not clearly match a known identity, so the person is described by role only.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photo of a seated man in saffron-orange robes pouring a yellowish liquid. He has a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead and wet slicked-back hair. Beside him a man in a red shawl and white dhoti holds a brass vessel, and a standing man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands with hands folded. An orange cloth covers the ground in the foreground, with a dark sign behind on a red-painted wall.2010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes performs abhishekam on a deity murti, pouring liquid from a brass kalasha-style vessel over a red-draped image rising from a gold-edged base strewn with grains and white powder. He wears white tilak markings on his forehead and arms and a red bindi. Behind him, a man in a red shawl and white dhoti stands with hands clasped, and at right a man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl stands with hands folded. A dark plaque with names hangs on the orange wall behind.2010-07-21Photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple. A man with shoulder-length dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, a gold bead necklace and an orange sleeveless garment sits cross-legged on an orange cloth beside a gilded golden pedestal. He reaches toward a tall red pillar being bathed in white flower-like offerings. Behind him a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl stands, and at right a bare-chested man in orange robes pours or places offerings. Brass lamps, a golden plate of marigolds and red flowers lie on the ground, with a stone temple wall and green foliage behind.2010-07-21A seated priest in saffron-orange robes, with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arm and a red bindi, squeezes a yellow substance over a silver vessel. Beside him, a silver bowl and a red cloth-wrapped object are coated with white and yellow abhishekam offerings. The background shows an orange wall, a red pillar and a dark plaque with white text. The man's appearance is ordinary priestly attire with no distinctive a person cues such as long swept-back hair or a crown, so identity is uncertain.2010-07-21A seated man in saffron/orange robes performs abhishekam, pouring a yellow substance from a silver bowl over a small deity murti wrapped in a red cloth. He has white tripundra markings on his forehead and a red bindi, and white paste is smeared on his arms. Two men in white clothing and one man in orange robes stand behind him near an orange-painted wall with a brass bell hanging above. A gold-patterned platform sits in front of him.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21