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A photograph of an evening abhishekam at a shrine. A man with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti, pours water from a white vessel over a stone lingam at the foot of a sculpted pair of deity murtis. The murtis are gold-coloured figures seated on a pedestal: the male figure wears a white dhoti, a red headband and a crown, and the female figure wears a red and green sari, a tall crown and a garland of red and yellow flowers. Stone pillars frame the shrine and dark foliage shows behind it. A marigold offering lies at the base.

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February 16 20072007-02-16A priest in an orange-saffron cloth stands at left, bare-shouldered and with long dark hair, pouring liquid over a black lingam on a gold-toned pedestal. Behind him sits a painted-metal deity murti of Shiva and Parvati on a raised throne, Shiva in a white cloth with a red headband and a trident, Parvati in a green and red sari with a crown. Both murtis wear yellow and red garlands and gold ornaments. The setting is a dark night temple archway with carved stone pillars.2007-02-16A photograph at night of a golden deity murti pair of Shiva and Parvati seated on a pedestal, with a shivalinga-style base. The figure on the left wears a tall crown, red-and-white headband, white dhoti and ornate gold necklaces, holding a trident and drum. The figure on the right wears a green and red silk sari, a jeweled crown and a garland of yellow and red flowers. In the foreground on the left, a man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron robe, pours water from a brass pot over the linga base. Pillars and stone carvings frame the scene.2007-02-16Night-time photograph of a Shiva-Parvati deity murti pair, gilded and richly ornamented with crowns, red and white garments, and yellow-and-red marigold garlands. The seated Shiva figure holds a trident and a ritual implement, and the goddess beside him wears a red and green sari. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth with long hair leans in at the lower left, pouring or offering over the base near a black sequined vessel, consistent with an abhishekam-style ritual. The base is carved stone and the background is dark stone architecture.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night photograph of a golden Shiva-Parvati murti pair seated on a raised golden pedestal, with water pouring from a vessel onto the base. The male deity wears a red headband, crown, white dhoti and a pearl-and-bead necklace, holding a trident and a drum-like instrument; the female form wears a red and green sari, a crown and garlands of yellow and red flowers. A man in an orange robe, with long dark hair and a white tilak, pours water as an abhishekam offering, his bare arm extended over the statue. White stone pillars frame the scene, with dark trees behind.2007-02-16Night ritual photograph of a shaved-head devotee in an orange cloth, bare-backed, bending forward to offer abhishekam to a pair of silver-and-gold deity murtis seated on a pedestal. The murtis wear white cloth, garlands of yellow and red flowers, layered necklaces, crowns and a trident beside them. The devotee applies a white substance over the figure's base. Stone pillars frame the shrine behind them.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A temple abhishekam at night: a bare-backed priest in an orange cloth stands at left, pouring white liquid from a vessel over a metal murti of a seated deity couple. The male figure wears a crown, a red headband, a white dhoti and a silver necklace, and holds a trident-like emblem; the female figure wears a crown, a red and green sari and a garland of yellow and red flowers. The statues sit on a gold-toned pedestal before a stone temple wall.2007-02-16A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder pours water from a white vessel over a Shiva-Parvati deity murti. The seated male murti wears a white dhoti, a silver crown, a white garland and ornaments, and a red headband; the female murti wears a green and red sari, a yellow and red garland and a tall crown. A silver trident and a small cobra figure stand beside them, and water flows down over a black shivalinga-style base in the foreground.2007-02-16