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A bare-chested priest in a purple and white dhoti, with a white sacred thread and a white cloth tied around his head, performs abhishekam on a black stone shivalinga within a gilded arched shrine. He pours water over the linga from a small copper vessel while holding green leaves, and the linga is draped in garlands of red roses, yellow and white flowers. Behind it hangs a silk sari in red and blue on a golden backdrop, and an assistant's arm reaches in from the right edge. The shrine is decorated with gold lion and floral motifs and ornate ornaments. The photo shows no identifiable a person-appearance candidate; the priest's shaved head and white ritual clothes do not qualify.

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Photo 11728722March 16 20202020-03-16March 16 20202020-03-16 +2 copiesMarch 16 20202020-03-16 +2 copiesPhoto 11728717 +2 copiesPhoto 11728723 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesDecember 14 20112011-12-14December 19 20162016-12-19A young priest with bare upper body and a white dhoti bordered in gold stands before a deity murti decorated with garlands of white jasmine and red-orange marigolds. He holds a small white vessel and pours or applies liquid over the central image, which is adorned with gold ornaments and a blue garment. A golden statue of a seated figure in a red turban, also garlanded, stands to the left, and a purple-and-gold cloth drapes the deity on the right. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja, with a shivalinga-like form in the centre garlanded with flowers. The photo has a visible copyright credit and source line in its lower right corner.2014-11-28November 28 20142014-11-28Photo 11728714 +2 copies