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A photograph of a temple abhishekam. A person in orange ochre robes and a gold necklace kneels and pours water from a golden pot over a small stone lingam on a square gold-framed stone base. Red cloth drapes the lingam, and rose petals and flowers float in the water. Other people in orange garments stand nearby on a wet stone floor, and carved stone panels line the platform behind.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of an abhishekam ritual at an outdoor temple setting. A man with short dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth wrapped over his shoulder and torso, sits on a cushioned orange seat and pours water from a golden kalasha pot over a small pink-and-white deity murti standing in a gilded rectangular basin. Behind him, a second person in a long orange robe with a yellow-bordered cloth stands with hands folded at the waist. Brass lamps, a silver vessel, garlands and a grey stone wall with carved decoration are visible in the background.2010-07-21Two men in saffron-orange robes perform abhishekam at a golden altar. The seated man on the left, with short dark hair and bare arms, pours water from a brass pot over a red-draped object. The standing man behind wears an orange dhoti and shawl with a gold wristwatch, his hands folded at his waist. Behind them are brass lamps, a flower garland, and an ornate stone wall.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with a bare-shouldered wrap, white sandalwood/vibhuti markings on forehead and arms, and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, pours a liquid from a golden kalasha into a large ornate gold-plated tray or abhishekam vessel decorated with floral relief patterns. Yellow liquid streams over a red cloth or object in the tray, with yellow flowers floating at the edge. Behind, another standing priest in orange with a red-bordered cloth watches, and stone carved pillars and brass vessels with offerings are visible in the temple background.2010-07-21A photograph of a temple abhishekam in progress. A seated man in orange robes with a vertical white tilak on his forehead pours liquid from a brass kalasha onto a small silver deity murti set in a gold-edged stone base. Behind him, a second person in an orange robe with a gold-bordered wrap stands with hands clasped, and a brass vessel and offerings sit on a stone ledge. The scene is a ritual bathing of a murti.2010-07-21A temple abhishekam scene at a shrine. In the foreground a woman in orange robes bends forward, pouring water from a small brass vessel over a red-draped deity murti standing on a gold-covered ornate platform. Behind her a man in an orange garment, with a swept-back head and an orange shawl, stands by the stone altar, which holds brass pots, a kalasha and a flower-decorated shrine. A man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left, and a man in red and gold clothing on the right holds his hands together in reverence. Brass vessels, lamps and marigold garlands fill the floor.2010-07-21A photograph of an abhishekam ritual at a temple shrine with a gold-trimmed carved stone base. A man in saffron robes and a beaded necklace kneels on the left-centre and pours liquid from a brass vessel over a red-cloth-draped object in a gilded tray. Beside him, a man in saffron dhoti and shawl stands holding a brass pot. On the left, a man in white dhoti with a gold border holds a brass jug, and another man in white sits near brass plates of flowers, fruit and lamps. A second man in saffron sits at far left. Behind them, a deity murti adorned with garlands stands in a stone-pillared shrine with brass lamps and red curtains.2010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a gold beaded necklace pours water from a coconut shell over a small golden-metal deity murti draped in red cloth, during an abhishekam on a gold-edged tray. Another man in orange clothing stands behind him, and ornate stone carving and brass lamps appear in the background. The man wears white tilak marks on his forehead and a white dressing on his upper arm. The scene reads as a temple ritual bathing of the deity.2010-07-21