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A devotee in orange dhoti and orange shawl, bare-chested, pours water from a vessel over a pair of seated golden deity murti, one wearing an orange turban with a crown-like headdress and the other in pink and green silk with a black crown and pearl garlands. Red curtains frame the shrine, a white marble seated figure with raised hand and a small brass kalasha-shaped object stand in front, and water flows down the black pedestal decorated with flower garlands. A second person in orange stands at the left edge. The scene looks like a temple abhishekam ritual.

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January 03 20082008-01-03A photograph inside a temple shrine of a pair of large painted deity murtis seated side by side, a male figure in an orange turban and white-and-gold garland and a female figure in green and pink sari with a crown, both with gilded faces. Before them a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and orange shawl holds a woven basket toward the deity, while two more men in orange and one in white stand at left. A small white seated figure sits on the altar base with a golden lamp stand beside it, and red curtains frame the shrine. Ritual abhishekam-style offering or puja is in progress.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03Night-time abhishekam at a temple shrine. Two large golden deity murtis, a seated male figure adorned with a crown, rudraksha-style beads and a saffron cloth, and a seated female figure in a pink and green silk sari with gold jewellery, sit behind a dark stone lingam-style base. A man in saffron robes with a white-marked forehead pours water from a brass vessel over the stone. Two other saffron-clad men stand alongside, a white-clothed attendant holds a brass pot at left, and a white marble seated figure with raised hand sits on the platform in front. Brass lamps and offerings are placed nearby, with a few seated devotees at the lower left.2008-01-03February 16 20072007-02-16January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man in an orange saffron robe pouring liquid from a small vessel onto a grey stone shivalingam set on a grey lotus-shaped pedestal. Behind it sit two metal deity murtis with crowns and jewellery, one in a green silk sari and one in white dhoti, both garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands. A pink-sari-clad figurine stands at the right. In the foreground are a silver bowl, a brass pooja lamp, a silver kalasha-style vessel and white cloth, indicating abhishekam worship. The man has long hair, a tilak and bare shoulder beneath the robe.2006-12-31Abhishekam at a shrine in a gilded arched niche. A devotee in orange robes and an orange head covering pours water from a brass vessel over a black lingam at the base of two gold-painted deity murti seated side by side. The central murti wears an orange turban, a crown, a green garment and layered white beaded necklaces; the consort wears a purple skirt, an orange blouse and white garlands, and a long garland of yellow and red flowers hangs at her side. A second orange-robed attendant at left holds a brass pot. A small white marble statue of a seated figure sits in the foreground near the base. Brass lamps and a serpent-like ornament appear at the left of the niche.2009-12-16January 03 20082008-01-03Photograph of an evening puja before a pair of large painted deity murtis seated on a dark stone pedestal, one in an orange turban with a gold-and-pink-jewelled necklace and the other in a green and magenta sari with a black crown. A small white statue of a seated figure stands in front, and a stone shivalinga-like lingam with a yellow flower sits between them. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand at left: one with a long beard holds a brass plate and lamp, another holds a brass vessel, and a third in an orange cloth holds a copper pot. Red curtains hang behind the deities under an arched stone ceiling.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03