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A photograph of a golden-coloured seated pair of deity murtis, a male form with a tall crown and a female form beside him, placed on a carved wooden throne inside an ornate temple shrine. A red curtain hangs behind them, and water or oil glistens on the wet wooden floor. On the left, a man in white clothes stands at the edge of the frame, and at the right edge a person in yellow holds a vessel and pours liquid over the figures during abhishekam. Above the shrine, a blue neon-style sign displays Tamil text, and a small monitor is mounted beneath it.

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Photograph of a golden-coated seated deity pair on a shrine platform: a male Shiva-form murti with a tall jatamukuta crown and a female consort figure beside him, both covered in wet yellow-gold liquid as if being anointed. A man in a yellow dhoti and orange shawl stands beside the statues holding a metal vessel, and a second man in white at left pours from a small pot. Red cloth hangs behind the murtis within a carved stone pavilion with pillars, and a small lamp sits on a pedestal in the foreground. Red flower petals are scattered on the wet platform.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28A golden-yellow seated sculpture pair of a male and female deity murti under a canopy, both coated in liquid. The male figure wears a tall crown and a dhoti-style lower garment, the female figure a matching crown and jewellery. Two men stand at the left, one in a yellow shirt pouring liquid from a white vessel, the other in a white dhoti and orange-red shawl holding a pot. Carved pillars frame the shrine, a red curtain hangs behind, and a sign above reads Sri Anandeshwarar Sametha Anandeshwari. Wet floor and steps surround the platform.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28A golden seated deity murti of a male and female pair sits on a raised pedestal inside a carved, pillared shrine arch with a red curtain behind. The male figure raises one hand in blessing and the female holds an object at her shoulder. Two men stand at the left and near the pedestal; one wears white dhoti and shirt, the other wears white with a yellow-orange dhoti and an orange shawl, and is tending or adorning the murti. A small Shiva lingam-style murti and a small deity image sit at the base, with straw scattered on the floor and steps leading up. Blue Tamil text on the shrine lintel reads the names of the consorts, with a purple logo at the top right.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28A gilded temple shrine with a seated golden deity murti pair, a male figure and a female figure with crowns, set under a carved stone arch with a red cloth backdrop. A man in white clothes bends forward at left, holding a metal pot and pouring liquid over the statues, while another man in a yellow-orange dhoti and orange shawl stands beside him helping with the abhishekam. Carved pillars and stairs frame the scene, and a blue illuminated sign is mounted above the shrine.2006-10-28A photograph of a golden deity pair seated on a decorated pedestal inside an ornate carved stone shrine with a red cloth backdrop. Two large golden murtis, a male and female form, are adorned with red flower petals and crowns. A priest in white dhoti and an orange-bordered shawl stands at the left side of the shrine, facing the deities. A stainless steel vessel stands at right and a small brass pot sits near the priest's feet. A framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban and dark garment is placed at lower right. A sign above the shrine reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva and Nithyanandeshwari, referring to the presiding deities of the Adikailaasa temple.2006-10-28A gilded deity murti pair seated on a carved stone pedestal inside a temple shrine, a male Shiva-form figure with a tall crown and a female consort figure beside him, decorated with pink flower petals scattered on the base. A man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at left with his back to the camera, facing the deities in worship. A red curtain hangs behind the figures, and a blue illuminated Tamil-script sign reads the deity names above. A steel vessel sits on the floor at lower left.2006-10-28