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A photograph of a darshan line inside a temple hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and holding folded papers, raises one hand in blessing toward a row of devotees. Several devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing yellow shawls, stand at a metal railing with papers and folded hands. Another man in a yellow shawl and white clothes, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands beside him, and a person in orange robes stands at right. Behind them, a golden deity murti is garlanded with flowers in front of red drapery, with an orange-robed figure in the background.

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December 01 20092009-12-01January 02 20102010-01-02A photograph of a temple darshan scene. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a red tilak on his forehead, extends his raised hand to touch the palm of a devotee at a metal barricade. Beside him, a second man in an orange robe holds a folded orange cloth and white papers. Devotees in white and grey shirts press against the barrier with hands raised and folded, and elderly women in saris stand behind them. Behind the group, a colourful deity murti is draped in yellow, green and orange cloth with garlands and tall gold lamp stands surround the shrine.2009-12-17January 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesDecember 13 20092009-12-13January 31 20102010-01-31A photograph of a temple darshan scene in front of a deity murti adorned with garlands of yellow and orange flowers. A man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a red kumkum dot, wearing an orange saffron robe, smiles and raises his right hand in blessing toward a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis who press forward with folded hands and small white papers. In the lower right, a younger sannyasi in orange robes holds an orange tray holding folded white slips of paper. Another orange-robed monk stands at the right edge.2009-12-06A photo of a temple darshan scene under a red and white canopy. A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a red tilak on his forehead rests his hand on the head of a devotee, who bows with head lowered. Beside him, a younger monk in orange robes with maroon borders holds an orange cloth with papers on it. On the left, devotees in white and pastel shirts stand behind a steel railing with hands pressed in prayer. Behind them, a deity murti with garlands and a trident is visible in a red-curtained shrine with ornate gold and white architecture.2009-12-18Outdoor temple-side photo under a corrugated roof at a barricaded queue. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, with a red tilak on his forehead, raises his right hand in blessing while holding papers in his left hand. Devotees in white shirts and striped shirts press along metal railings toward him. In the background a decorated deity shrine with red and gold drapes and a blue-garbed murti is visible, with festoons and banners framing the entrance.2009-12-05December 19 20092009-12-19December 20 20092009-12-20A photograph of a crowd gathered at a temple railing in front of a shrine. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead stands at the centre, raising one hand in blessing while holding folded white papers in the other. Several devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together and heads bowed to the left. Behind them, a golden deity murti and decorated shrine with red drapery are visible.2010-09-05