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A photograph inside a stone temple shrine showing a deity murti of a seated goddess with a trident, dressed in a yellow and green sari with a pink skirt, adorned with yellow and red-and-white garlands. A single person with a shaved head wearing an orange robe stands with their back to the camera, facing the shrine. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, with a metal gate and green foliage in the background.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine. A person seen from behind, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with hair tied in a bun, stands with hands folded in prayer before a richly decorated deity murti of a male and female pair. The male figure wears a red turban and a trident, and the female figure is adorned with jewelry. Both wear garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. Gold lamp stands flank the shrine, and a lit oil lamp, a brass vessel and a kalasha sit on the altar. The archway is ornate gold and the shrine is carved stone. The person is seen from behind so is not identifiable; no clear a person cues are visible.2010-10-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti seen from behind, standing with hands joined in front of a golden-bordered arched niche. Inside the niche stand two colourful deity murti: one with a trident and a red crown wearing a green and yellow garment, and a companion in a yellow and pink skirt. Both are draped with multicoloured garlands. Gold oil lamps flank the shrine, and a gold vessel and a small green-clad figure sit at the base. A carved gold-trimmed seat with lion heads is in the foreground.2010-10-13 +1 copiesOctober 23 20102010-10-23A photograph of a stone temple shrine with carved granite pillars and a gold-arched niche. Inside, two painted deity murtis stand with crowns and garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers; one wears a green and pink lower garment. A golden kalasha-like vessel sits on a pedestal before them. In the foreground a single person in an orange-saffron robe and wrap stands with their back to the camera, facing the shrine in worship, with a red garland around the neck. Brass lamp stands line the shrine, and red-and-white railings and green foliage appear at the right edge.2010-10-12 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes stands with his back partly to the camera, facing a stone shrine. Inside the arched, gold-trimmed shrine are carved and painted deity murtis, one with a crown and multiple arms holding weapons, draped in pink fabric and garlanded with marigold and purple flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the granite platform, with small brass vessels and offerings in front. Red and orange curtains hang beside the shrine under an open-air temple pavilion with striped red-and-white walls. The scene suggests puja or darshan at a temple shrine.2010-10-21July 19 20102010-07-19October 29 20102010-10-29A person in orange saffron robes stands with hands joined in prayer, facing a shrine on the left side of a stone-pillared pavilion. The shrine holds a deity murti decorated with garlands of marigold and white flowers, with a small orange-robed figurine seated before it on a stone platform. Brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha stand in front of the shrine, and red-and-white painted walls and an orange cloth hanging frame the scene. The image shows temple worship, with the visible person offering darshan at the shrine. No readable text appears in the image. The person's face is not visible, and no identity is claimed from appearance.2010-10-12January 17 20102010-01-17September 12 20102010-09-12October 23 20102010-10-23October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copies