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Photograph inside a gilded temple shrine showing a priest in white dhoti and shawl pouring an abhishekam from a golden vessel over a bronze deity pair, one seated figure in gold and the consort in orange-draped garments with a crown. Beside them, a young attendant in orange robes stands at left, a woman in white holds a puja tray at far left, and another white-clad attendant stands at right. A black lingam sits on a stone yoni-peetha before the deities, with a golden standing figure and a white seated stone figure at the foreground. Ornate gold arches and carved stone pillars frame the scene, with a deity murti on the lower left.

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A temple shrine with a large golden deity murti pair, a seated figure in orange and a standing gold figure, ornate gold arches and carved stone pillars. In front, a priest in orange dhoti and sash pours liquid from a metal vessel over a black lingam on a dark stone yoni base, decorated with white flower petals. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands behind on the left, and a figure in white clothing stands at the far left edge. A small white marble seated figure sits at the front. The setting is an abhishekam at a temple.2011-12-28September 19 20112011-09-19A temple shrine scene where priests perform abhishekam on golden metal deity murtis seated on a dark stone pedestal. Two gilded seated figures, one in orange cloth, are being bathed with white liquid and water. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with yellow borders pours from a vessel, while another priest in white leans in to pour from a small pot near a white stone lingam. A third priest in white stands at left wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Gold arches frame the shrine, with a red cloth backdrop, brass vessels in the foreground, and a white marble seated figure below. Three to four priests are visible.2011-09-19December 28 20112011-12-28Priests perform abhishekam on a large gilded murti pair of a deity and consort inside an ornate temple shrine. The figure on the left is a gold-faced murti seated with a crown; the seated figure on the right wears an orange cloth. Two priests in white dhotis pour liquid and hold brass plates above the murtis. In the foreground, a young man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands with a plate, while two women in white stand at the left edge. A black shivalinga sits in front of the murtis, with a white marble seated figure and a golden standing statue beside a gilded arch on the right. Gilded arches and carved stone pillars frame the scene.2011-12-28Temple abhishekam scene before a gilded shrine. Two golden deity murti sit on a raised pedestal under an ornate golden arch, one in an orange-draped sitting pose. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl stands on the left raising a vessel. In the foreground a young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl bends to offer something at a black stone lingam on a dark basin. A small white marble seated figure and a golden standing murti in a smaller arch appear nearby. A woman in white stands at the left edge with a braid, and incense smoke drifts across the frame.2011-12-28September 19 20112011-09-19December 28 20112011-12-28Interior of a temple shrine with ornate gilded arches and carved stone pillars. Two large copper-toned deity murtis sit on a pedestal, one with a crown and raised hand, the other holding a staff. A dark shivalinga stands on a black stone base in front, with a small white marble seated figure and a golden standing figure beside it. On the left, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl stands facing the shrine, and a priest in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp aloft near the deities. Another person in white stands at the far left edge, with a bare-armed attendant to the right. Brass kalasha vessels and lamps sit on a side table.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28February 16 20072007-02-16September 19 20112011-09-19