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A devotee in orange and saffron clothing, with hair tied back, stands with palms joined before a stone shrine with an open pavilion roof. Behind a golden vessel and flower-draped stone altar stand deity murtis decorated with garlands and orange-red flowers. Saffron curtains frame the shrine, and red-and-white painted walls and a palm tree sit behind it. The devotee appears to be performing darshan.

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October 18 20102010-10-18A 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 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 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA 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.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine with a stone-pillared open pavilion. A woman with hair tied back stands in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, hands held together, facing a richly adorned deity murti seated on a gilded peetha, draped in red cloth with a gold-and-red garland. The murti is decorated with flowers, a gold crown and yellow and red garlands, with brass lamps on a stone platform heaped with red, orange and yellow flowers and green leaves. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at the left holding a tray, and an orange cloth hangs beside an orange-and-white painted wall. A small seated figure in orange sits before the altar, the main murti being the focus.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe, stands on a stone platform before a shrine. The shrine holds a deity murti with gold ornaments and a crown in a red-and-magenta garment, flanked by brass oil lamps, a golden pot and a small red figure. Strings of marigolds and multicoloured flowers in yellow, purple and red hang along the shrine and pillars, with saffron-red drapes and a striped red-and-white wall behind.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA temple shrine courtyard with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A woman in an orange blouse and red-orange sari stands at a stone platform, her hands extended toward a deity murti adorned with a red garland and flowers, with gold-toned lamp stands and a golden kalasha-like ornament nearby. Two men in orange cloth stand at left with hands folded in prayer, and a man in white dhoti stands further back. Orange and red flowers decorate the stone ledge and pillars, and an orange cloth hangs beside the shrine.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.2010-10-17October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copies