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Two gilded deity murti figures are being bathed in a ritual abhishekam. Two men in white clothing pour liquid from metal vessels onto the statues' crowned heads. The left figure has four arms, a tall crown, and bright red lips, with the golden surface glistening where liquid runs down. The right figure wears a flowing orange-saffron cloth, a crown, and a golden necklace. Behind them is an ornate gold-trimmed archway over a stone structure, with green foliage visible through an opening.

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Abhishekam at an outdoor shrine: two golden murti figures are being bathed with water poured from golden vessels held by devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls. The larger gold figure has four arms and a crown, with a jeweled collar, and the seated figure beside it wears a saffron-orange garment and a tall crown. Two men in white with yellow shawls pour from golden pots above them, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Green foliage and yellow flowers appear in the background. Visible people are the two pourers; the statues are not counted.2010-07-05Two golden metal deity murtis with large crowns and ornate necklaces stand under a gold-trimmed arch, and water is being poured over their heads from brass vessels held by people whose arms and white clothing are visible at the edges. The right figure wears an orange and maroon cloth draped over its shoulder. The scene is an abhishekam ritual. No physical people are fully shown.2010-07-05Abhishekam at an outdoor shrine: two priests in white dhotis and yellow shawls pour water from brass vessels over two gilded deity murtis. The murti on the left has a tall crown and raised hands; the murti on the right wears a red-orange cloth and a crown, with water streaming down its body. A gilded arch frames the shrine and green foliage shows behind. Water drips over the bronze-gold surfaces.2010-07-05June 15 20092009-06-15July 05 20102010-07-05July 05 20102010-07-05June 15 20092009-06-15A photograph of a temple abhishekam ritual. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-banded edge pours liquid from a small white vessel over a large gold-plated deity murti, seated with a crown and ornate necklaces. Liquid streams down the chest. Beside it sits a second gold-plated figure in an orange-red sari-like drape and a tall crown, holding a green parrot on a perch-like hand. A gilded arch frames the scene, with red cloth hanging behind.2011-12-28Golden metal deity murti of a seated Shiva and Parvati pair under an ornate golden arch, being bathed in liquid by two devotees. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls pour water from metal vessels over the figures, which glisten with wet sheen. Coconuts hang at upper right, a white stone pedestal sits in the foreground, and green foliage shows through the arch. The scene depicts an abhishekam ritual; the figures are statues, not living people.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15July 05 20102010-07-05Two men in white dhotis and yellow shawls pour water from golden pots over two golden statues of deities beneath an ornate gold arch during an abhishekam. The statue on the left has a crown and raised hands; the one on the right wears a crown and a flowing orange cloth. Water streams down the figures' faces and bodies. Green foliage shows behind the arch. A rudraksha mala hangs on the right man's chest.2010-07-05