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Close-up photograph of a golden liquid being poured over a heap of mixed sweets and dried fruit on a metal tray. A brown wall forms the blurred background. A small statue-like figure appears in the middle of the stream, but it is too small to clearly identify. No people are visible.

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Close photograph of an abhishekam-style offering: a hand pours a thick sweet mixture of honey or syrup over a mound of fruit pieces, including banana slices, raisins, dried fruit, nuts and dark grapes. A second hand holds a metal tumbler at the right edge. The background is a rough reddish-brown stone surface.2012-06-05Close-up photograph of a small brass or bronze deity murti standing on a heap of offerings, topped with a slice of banana and surrounded by mixed dried fruits, nuts, cherries and sweet prasad on a metal tray. A hand holding a patterned metal tumbler or cup appears at the right edge, and a reddish-brown textured wall forms the background. No people are visible apart from the hand.2012-06-05Close-up photo of two hands pouring a thick mixture of honey-like syrup, chopped nuts, dried fruit and red and dark berries onto a flat metal tray. A hand with a gold-threaded wrist band holds the mixture while a second hand holding a polished steel bowl or vessel rests at the right edge. The background is a warm brown textured surface. No faces are visible, so no person can be identified, and no one in the scene is clearly a person.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Close-up photograph of a small metal vessel or figure. A hand holding a steel cup or vessel on the right is in the frame, with a gold ring on one finger. The background is a warm brown wooden or stone surface.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05February 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual offering being poured over a deity murti. A red cloth-wrapped or red-stained shaft of an abhishekam-style object dominates the upper centre, with its base sitting in a golden tray. The offering on the tray is a thick mixture of cashew nuts, chopped dried fruit pieces and granular white material, with a pale mound visible at left. Gold-patterned ornamental metalwork and an orange cloth fill the background. No people are visible in the frame.2010-07-21February 13 20182018-02-13Close-up photograph of a dark stone shivalingam being bathed in a thick golden-yellow liquid. A red and gold garland hangs in the soft blurred background, and a bangled wrist with gold bangles is visible at the top left, holding or pouring the offering. No people are fully visible. Warm amber lighting highlights the glistening offering.2015-02-17 +1 copiesMarch 04 20192019-03-04Close-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam on a dark stone shivalingam covered with a thick golden-brown paste. A bare arm with a rudraksha mala on the wrist holds a silver-and-gold ornate vessel pouring the paste onto the lingam. Behind it are garlands of yellow and white flowers and red-and-white blossoms, a green and red draped cloth, and a silver-embellished deity murti. No clear face is visible, so no person is identified.2018-02-13