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A smiling man in an orange turban and orange dhoti-style wrap, bare-chested with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, stands beside a large dark stone murti of Venkateshwara being bathed in yellow liquid that streams down its body. The deity wears a tall ornate crown, elaborate necklaces and armlets, and holds a discus in one raised hand. Brass vessels and a brass pot stand in front, thatched roofs behind, and a partly visible person in white is at the lower left. Brass pots of liquid are suspended from above on the right. This is an abhishekam being performed at the deity's arrival at the ashram.

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A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam being performed on a tall, polished black stone deity murti of Venkateshwara, standing on a base beside thatched huts. A bare-chested man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange turban stands on a wooden stool, pouring water from a brass pot over the murti's head while his other hand rests on its crown. Behind him, a man in white clothes smiles and holds a small cup, and large brass vessels sit on the ground. The deity wears an ornate crown, layered necklaces and a raised conch-and-disc hand. Green plants and a bare tree appear at the edge of the scene.2004-06-10Outdoor abhishekam of a large black stone deity murti, identified by its crown and four-armed Vishnu-style iconography as a Venkateshwara form. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange turban stands on a low wooden stool, pouring water from a raised hand over the murti's head. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and a dark shirt holds a brass pot, and a brass vessel sits on the ground. Thatched huts and bare branches frame the scene, with red earth and a flowering plant at the murti's base. A man with a beard at right, wearing white, looks on. The scene is a photograph of a ritual bathing of the idol.2004-06-10June 10 20042004-06-10June 10 20042004-06-10A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam ritual at a thatched-roof setting with red earth ground. A bare-chested priest wearing an orange dhoti and an orange turban stands on a low wooden stool, pouring water from a copper vessel over a tall dark stone deity murti of Venkateshwara with a tall cylindrical crown, raised hands and a conch in one hand. Water streams down the figure. A man in white clothes smiles beside a brass vessel and a large brass tub, another man in white holds a brass pot at left, and a bearded man in white stands at right. Palm-thatched huts and green foliage form the background.2004-06-10June 10 20042004-06-10June 10 20042004-06-10June 10 20042004-06-10A photograph of a figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange draped robe, bare-shouldered on one side, leaning forward with one hand on hip and the other touching a large dark polished stone deity murti. The murti is a four-armed Vishnu-form standing figure with a tall cylindrical crown, ornate necklaces and sash, and glossy wet surface with stains of abhishekam liquid. Bare branches of a tree and pale sky fill the background, with a white-clad figure partly visible at right edge. The figure is smiling and looking down at the deity during an abhishekam ceremony.2004-06-10June 10 20042004-06-10A man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange turban stands bare-chested, pouring yellow liquid from a brass vessel over a large black stone deity murti, an abhishekam ritual. The murti has multiple arms and ornate carved jewellery and crown, and the yellow liquid streams down its torso. Brass buckets stand in front, a thatched hut roof is behind, and a hand holding a brass kalasha appears at upper right. A second person in white clothing is partly visible in the background.2004-06-102004 - sacred collections uncategorised