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A photograph of an abhishekam ritual. A priest in orange robes on the left pours water from a green coconut over a gold-coloured statue of a standing sage with raised right hand in abhaya mudra and a golden dhoti. Behind them, a purple and white backdrop is decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands, with brass vessels and a kalasha on a stone platform. The statue is a depiction, not a living person.

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A golden statue of a bare-chested sage stands on a grey stone platform, one hand raised in a blessing mudra and the figure wearing a yellow dhoti. A man in an orange saffron garment with gold bangles pours or raises a green coconut over the statue's head, a ritual abhishekam. Behind are purple draped cloths, garlands of yellow and magenta flowers, a white cloth and an orange-robed figure seated at a decorated altar with brass vessels.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19A golden statue of a standing male figure, bare-chested with a draped cloth at the waist, is being bathed. A hand holding a gold pot pours water over its head, and water streams down the golden body onto a stone base. The statue has a smooth face and raised right hand in a blessing gesture. Behind it, purple and white cloth and yellow and purple flower garlands form a backdrop. A gold bangle and rings are visible on the pouring hand.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19A priest in orange robes and gold jewellery pours liquid from a silver vessel over a gold-plated statue of a standing figure with raised right hand in abhaya mudra, the statue's head and shoulders glistening with liquid. The statue appears to be a deity murti or devotional image being anointed. Behind, a garlanded seat with yellow and purple flower garlands, purple drapes, white cloth with a red-and-white border, and brass vessels.2010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA golden-finished statue of a standing male figure, bare-chested with a wrapped dhoti and a raised right hand in abhaya mudra, is being bathed with water poured from a brass pot held by a human arm wearing a gold bangle. Water streams over the statue's head and shoulders. Behind it, a backdrop of purple and gold draped cloth and yellow-and-magenta flower garlands frames the ritual. The statue is a depiction, not a person present in the scene.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA golden statue of a standing male figure, face and chest glistening with poured liquid, is being bathed in abhishekam. A hand at the upper left pours from a silver vessel with an engraved pot-shaped spout, and oil-like liquid runs down the statue's face, torso and draped yellow dhoti. Clumps of white paste cling to the shoulders and waist. The raised right hand is in abhaya mudra. Behind, a blurred figure in orange robes and a saffron turban sits before garlands of yellow and purple flowers and a white cloth.2010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copies