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Photograph of an abhishekam ritual at a gold-decorated shrine. A young man stands on the left, bare-chested in a saffron/orange dhoti and wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala and a silver bracelet, pouring liquid from a metal vessel onto a golden deity murti of a standing figure with folded hands and a crown-like headdress. Ornate golden carved arches and perforated screens surround the murti. Caption at bottom reads Vinayagar and Chandikeshwara Abhishekam, Nithyanandotsavam Purvanga Utsavam, 2021 - Day 0. The man's identity is not established by appearance, so he is described by role only.

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Photo 82859762021-12-18A young man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl, with a rudraksha-style mala around his neck, stands in profile at left lighting an oil lamp placed before a small gold-coloured metal statue of a deity with hands folded in anjali mudra, wearing a crown and ornate jewellery. The statue stands within an ornately carved golden shrine with lattice panels and arched niches. Lit flames rise from the lamp. The caption reads Vinayagar and Chandikeshwara Abhishekam, Nithyanandotsavam Purvanga Utsavam, 2021 - Day 0. Ritual worship scene in a temple.2021-12-18 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 12/18/20212021-12-18 +1 copiesPhoto 82884872021-12-18 +1 copiesPhoto 82887862021-12-18 +1 copiesPhoto 66796182021-12-18 +1 copiesPhoto 99170632021-12-18 +1 copiesPhoto 99166382021-12-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual in a gilded shrine niche. A young man in orange robes with a bare chest and a beaded necklace holds a flaming lamp plate toward a small golden Ganesha-type murti with a raised hand, standing on a pedestal in an arched niche with ornate gold scrollwork and a lattice screen. Caption on the image reads Vinayagar and Chandikeshwara Abhishekam, Nithyanandotsavam Purvanga Utsavam, 2021 - Day 0. One visible person.2021-12-18 +1 copiesA young person in orange-saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala stands at the left, holding a flame toward a bronze Ganesha murti with raised trunk and a small bowl-shaped object. The shrine behind is ornate gold-toned carved wood with latticed openings and foliate pillars. A caption reads Vinayagar and Chandikeshwara Abhishekam, Nithyanandotsavam Purvanga Utsavam 2021 Day 0, indicating a ritual abhishekam for the deity. The person is a ritual participant, and no appearance-based a person candidate is clearly established.2021-12-18 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 12/18/20212021-12-18 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 12/18/20212021-12-18 +1 copies