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A photograph of a shrine niche with an arched white stone frame and pink and white flower garlands. Inside, a seated priest in orange-bordered saffron dhoti, bare-chested with white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala, bends forward over a silver tray holding a small vessel. A standing man in a grey-lavender dhoti with a purple border bends toward him, hands joined over the tray. Gold-bordered cloth covers the platform, with brass lamps and a silver pot beside them. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at a shrine. The seated priest's appearance is not clearly identifiable, so no identification is made.

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A photo inside a shrine niche showing a bare-chested elderly man with a shaved head, white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms, and a rudraksha mala, seated cross-legged on a golden-bordered cloth wearing an orange-saffron dhoti with gold trim, while his hands are gathered near a brass plate and lamp. A standing priest in a grey-lavender dhoti with a purple border bends forward, offering something with his hands at the seated man's feet. Behind them, a gilded peetha or throne-like niche stands framed by pink and white flower garlands and a glowing arched light border, with a small oil lamp on the wooden ledge and an ornate brass object in front. The scene suggests a ritual padapuja or abhishekam.2012-06-05Interior shrine scene with a seated bare-chested priest in orange-saffron dhoti and a white and red-tilaked head band, holding a silver vessel over a silver tray with an offering, beside a standing bare-chested attendant in a lavender-and-maroon-bordered dhoti. Behind them an arched niche is decorated with pink and white flower garlands and strings of warm lights, housing a deity murti with an oil lamp and brass lamps. Gold-bordered green and red cloth covers the floor and an orange cushion sits under the priest. Another attendant in white is partly visible at left. The priest appears to be performing a ritual pouring or abhishekam.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 04 20122012-06-04June 04 20122012-06-04May 10 20122012-05-10June 05 20122012-06-05June 04 20122012-06-04June 04 20122012-06-04June 04 20122012-06-04May 10 20122012-05-10May 10 20122012-05-10