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Devotees stand in a shrine hall before a golden-arched niche holding a deity murti of a male and a female figure, garlanded with marigold and yellow-red flower garlands and dressed in blue and red cloth. Brass lamps and ornate stone pillars frame the shrine, with orange curtains on the sides. In the foreground, people in white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees with gold borders stand with their backs to the camera, several with hands joined or folded, while a man in a green shirt and light trousers stands near the centre. Dark-haired devotees in white dress and a woman in a blue saree are visible at right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.

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A photograph of devotees gathered at a shrine in an open-sided pavilion with grey carved stone pillars and orange curtains. Inside, a deity murti pair is decorated with garlands in red, yellow and green, with brass lamps on either side and a gilded arch behind. Devotees in white clothes stand in the foreground; one man on the right presses his palms together in namaste. Others in white, yellow and orange saris and shirts walk in the foreground. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible among the people.2010-07-22July 19 20102010-07-19A photograph of devotees gathered before an ornate granite shrine with carved pillars and orange curtains. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti dressed in a blue cloth, with a red and gold crown, garlanded with multicolored flower garlands, and gilded lamp stands flanking it. Devotees in white dhotis and white sarees, some with braids, stand in front and at the sides, a few in shirts and trousers. Greenery is visible beyond the shrine.2010-07-04A photograph of devotees queuing for darshan at a shrine with a large deity murti dressed in a blue garment and garlanded with marigold and white flower strands, a red-and-gold crown on the head, and brass lamps in front. Orange curtains frame the open shrine. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at the rail in front of the murti, and a woman in white stands to the right. Crowded devotees in white shirts, saris, salwar kameez and orange and pink garments stand in a line, a child among them. Stone carved pillars and trees are visible at the back.2010-07-03 +1 copiesDevotees in white and pale clothes stand in a semi-open temple shrine facing a deity murti group. Central figure is a seated deity with a crown and a peacock-like backdrop, flanked by a female figure with gold jewellery and garlands of orange and white flowers. Orange curtains hang at the sides of the carved stone pillars, and brass lamps stand in front. A woman in a red top and blue shawl stands among the crowd, and a few people hold their hands together in prayer. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2010-11-14July 19 20102010-07-19A crowd of devotees, mostly women with braided hair in white, cream, blue and magenta saris, stand in an open-air shrine facing a raised shrine. On the shrine are a golden-framed deity murti with garlands, an orange-robed figure seated on a white-draped platform garlanded with marigold chains, and a standing figure in gold ornaments and jewelry beside a kalasha-like pedestal. Orange curtains hang at the sides, and carved granite pillars frame the scene with a red railing and trees beyond.2010-11-14November 14 20102010-11-14July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees at a shrine in an ashram temple. Two deity murtis stand on a golden pedestal beneath an ornate golden arch, draped in yellow and orange garments and garlanded with red and yellow flower strings, with a brass lamp set before them. Around six people stand at the stone railing with hands folded in prayer: a man in a checked shirt with palms raised above his head, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a woman in a green sari, a woman in a red and green sari, a girl in an orange dress, and an elderly woman in a dark sari at the left edge. Orange curtains frame the carved grey stone pillars and a stone wall carving sits at the right.2010-07-10July 22 20102010-07-22A photograph of a temple shrine with a colourful deity murti seated on a golden throne-like seat, flanked by a figure in red with a crown and a figure in white with a peacock, under an orange-draped canopy with carved grey stone pillars. Several devotees stand in the foreground, mostly in white shirts and dhotis, with a woman in a red blouse and a woman in a blue sari among them, many holding garlands or offering items. Brass lamps and garlands of marigolds surround the deity, and the scene suggests darshan or puja at the shrine.2010-11-14