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A seated man in saffron-orange robes pours white granular offering from a silver bowl over a red-stained deity murti in a gold-edged stone basin, a ritual abhishekam. He has a white forehead marking and his arm is smeared with white paste. Behind him, men in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand holding a silver vessel, and a dark sign reads devotees list. A figure in orange stands at right edge.

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A photograph of a temple abhishekam. A man in a saffron-orange robe sits on a low orange seat, pouring white liquid or milk from a silver vessel over a sacred stone. He has white and red forehead markings and a bare upper arm with a white dressing. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl stands with folded hands, and a figure in red clothing bends in the background. Orange draped cloth and a sign reading Dhyanapeetha hang on the temple wall. The scene shows temple ritual pouring at Bidadi.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes pours milk from a steel vessel over a reddish linga-shaped deity murti in a golden-rimmed stone basin, a scene of abhishekam. He has white tripundra markings on his forehead and arm. Behind him stand devotees in white kurtas with yellow shawls, one holding a small brass vessel. A dark red plaque with white lettering is on the wall behind. White milk flows over the murti, with yellow flowers in the basin.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes pours white grains from a metal bowl over a deity murti wrapped in red cloth, during an abhishekam. He has a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead and white paste on his arms. The murti stands on a gold-trimmed platform sprinkled with white grains. Behind him, a standing man in white kurta and dhoti watches, and a red pillar and a dark board with listed names are visible in the background.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photo of a seated man in saffron-orange robes pouring a yellowish liquid. He has a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead and wet slicked-back hair. Beside him a man in a red shawl and white dhoti holds a brass vessel, and a standing man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands with hands folded. An orange cloth covers the ground in the foreground, with a dark sign behind on a red-painted wall.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged and pours milky liquid from a polished brass pot (kalasha) over a pink-and-white deity murti during abhishekam. He has white sacred ash marks and a red kumkum dot on his forehead and a white mark on his upper arm. Behind him a man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala watches. A dark wall board lists donor names, and a brass bell hangs on the orange wall. The seated figure shows distinctive long swept-back hair and orange robes but his identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described by role as the officiating priest.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21