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A photograph inside a temple shrine pavilion with an orange-painted wall and a striped red-and-white border. A devotee in a saffron-orange robe and matching shawl stands with hands folded in prayer before a stone platform. On the platform sits a deity murti dressed in red cloth and draped in garlands of yellow and orange flowers, with brass oil lamps and flower arrangements around it. A priest in white dhoti stands at the left edge holding a brass plate. Floral garlands hang from the pillars and a dark stone carving sits to the right. The devotee appears to be performing darshan and puja.

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October 18 20102010-10-18A photograph of a temple shrine with a stone-pillared pavilion decorated with red and orange flowers and orange cloth hangings. A woman in an orange sleeveless blouse and orange-red sari stands at left with hands folded in prayer, facing a raised shrine. Behind the shrine is a deity murti or statue seated on a red cloth, adorned with marigold and multicolour flower garlands, with brass lamps and a kalasha-like brass vessel placed before it. Flower offerings are arranged on the stone platform. A small dark-wood board with white text hangs on the orange wall at left, and a man in white clothing is partly visible at the far left edge.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange-red wrap skirt stands with her back to the camera, facing a stone shrine under an open pavilion roof. Inside the shrine, a deity murti in red and gold garments is decorated with garlands of marigolds and flowers, with a brass lamp stand and a gold-toned offering vessel in front. Orange-red drapes hang at the sides, and the stone platform is strewn with flower petals and garlands. Green foliage and palm trees appear beyond the pavilion. The ashram setting is calm and devotional.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands of marigolds and red flowers, set on a stone platform with carved panels. A woman in an orange sari stands at the left holding a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. Two men in orange robes stand at the left edge, one holding a silver plate and wearing beaded necklaces, the other in white dhoti. A small seated figure in orange sits before the deity. Orange curtains hang at the sides, with red flower garlands draped along the pillars and a red-and-white painted wall behind.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA devotee in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap stands with palms joined in prayer before a shrine. Two deity murtis stand on a golden peetha, one holding a trident, both draped in pink and red silks and wreathed with marigolds and multicoloured garlands. Golden oil lamps flank the altar, and a small white figure in orange robes sits at its base. The stone platform is heaped with red, white and yellow flowers and fern fronds, and a stone Ganesha relief stands to the left under a carved pillared canopy.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA person in orange clothing bows with hands folded before a shrine decorated with marigolds, red and white flowers and green foliage. Inside the shrine stand deity murtis with crowns and jewelled adornments, one seated on a silver throne-like peetha, dressed in red garments and garlanded with yellow and multicoloured flower strands. Brass lamps stand on the granite platform beneath the floral display. A saffron cloth hangs on a pillar to the right, and a red-and-white striped wall runs behind.2010-10-17A temple shrine scene with a standing woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, holding an oil lamp toward a shrine. The shrine contains a gold-and-red deity murti seated on a golden throne, draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow, orange and white flowers, with brass lamps on stands around it. A seated figure in orange clothing sits before the shrine. Two men at left, one in an orange robe and one in a white dhoti with a bare upper body and sacred beads, stand near brass plates of offerings. Flowers and garlands decorate the stone platform and pillars, and a red-and-white painted wall with a notice board appears behind.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a stone platform decorated with marigold and flower garlands. A seated deity murti, dressed in red cloth with gold ornaments and garlands, is set under a canopy at the back. In front of the platform, a figure in orange robes sits in meditation or worship at the shrine's base. Three people stand at the left and centre: two men in orange and white robes, one holding a brass tray, and a woman in an orange sari holding a lit oil lamp toward the deity. Brass lamps stand on the platform, and a red and white pillared hall with an orange cloth hanging on a pole surrounds the scene.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap skirt stands at the left of a temple shrine, raising her right arm toward a decorated altar. The altar holds gilded deity murti adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers, with an orange-robed figure seated in front on a low platform. Brass lamps and bouquets of red, yellow and white flowers surround the stone platform. An orange cloth hangs from the roof beam at left, and a partially visible priest in white stands at the far left edge. A red and white striped wall and a small black notice board with white text are in the background, along with a stone pillar carved with floral motifs.2010-10-18 +1 copies