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A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a golden Sri Chakra meru-shaped yantra. A hand holding a white conch shell pours milk or water over the tiered golden structure, which sits on a gold-draped platform in front of a red and gold brocade backdrop. Red flower petals rest at the base of the yantra. In the foreground a coconut wrapped with green mango leaves sits beside a small bunch of white jasmine flowers, and a metal vessel stands to the right. The visible person is only the arm and hand of the officiant, so no full figure is shown.

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A hand holding a white conch shell pours liquid over a golden metal Sri Yantra, a layered pyramid-shaped ritual object, placed on a gold-cloth covered base within a gold tray. Red flower petals rest at its base, and green leaves and a coconut appear in the foreground. Behind it hangs a red and gold brocade cloth. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual. No person's face or full figure is visible, only the arm and hand, so the a person field is none.A ritual abhishekam scene: a hand in a white conch shell pours water over two gold kalasha-style vessels set in a shallow gold tray on a gold-brocaded cloth. Behind is a red and gold silk backdrop and a potted plant. Mango leaves and a tuft of fibre sit in the foreground, with a steel vessel at lower right and a sleeve in white cloth. Only a single arm and hand are visible in the frame, plus a partial hand at the far left edge.Close-up photograph of a golden tiered shivalinga-style vessel, a stepped conical form, being bathed with a flowing white liquid poured from above by an unseen hand at the top edge. Milky liquid streams down the gilded tiers and onto the base, with a green leaf resting at the lower right beside a dark stone pedestal. A white cloth drapes in the soft-focus background on the left. This is a linga abhishekam, a ritual washing of the deity form. No physical people are clearly visible beyond a partial hand.2010-02-12A photograph of a ritual abhishekam being performed on a tiered golden shivalinga-style sculpture or ritual form set on a gold tray draped in gold cloth. A bare arm wearing a silver bracelet and a bangle pours water from a golden vessel over the tiered form, with white granules or flower petals falling down its tiers. Behind it, a brass plate of red and white flowers sits on a dark wooden stand against a red and gold patterned cloth. At left, a partially visible person in white clothing holds a small brass cup near a silver kalasha and brass bowls on a tray, and a potted plant stands in the background. A green leaf rests at the base of the offering.October 17 20102010-10-17October 24 20152015-10-24June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a ritual abhishekam being performed on a golden tray placed on a gold-brocade covered stand before a red and gold silk backdrop. A bare arm wearing a silver wristwatch pours yellow liquid. Beside the stand a brass kalasha is topped with green mango leaves and a coconut, and a polished steel vessel of water sits to the right. A white-clad figure's sleeve is visible at the right edge. No face is visible and no one is clearly identifiable; the person pouring is shown only by arm and hand.A close photo of a ritual abhishekam on a golden Sri Yantra (shri chakra) meru. A pair of hands, one wearing gold rings and a stack of glass bangles, pours a golden liquid from a brass vessel onto the tiered yantra, which sits on a brass tray. The liquid streams down the layered triangles and lotus-petal base. Behind, a person in an orange saffron garment is seated, with a light beige cloth in the lower right. No faces are visible.October 17 20102010-10-17May 27 20132013-05-27September 19 20152015-09-19