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A photograph of a stone shrine with carved granite pillars and orange curtains tied at the sides. Inside the shrine stands a large deity murti in pink and blue draped garments, decorated with marigold garlands, with a silver-and-brass lamp stand and oil lamps in front. A single person in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl walks barefoot across a mat in front of the altar, toward the shrine. Red and white striped walls and green foliage surround the open-air courtyard.

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October 22 20142014-10-22A photograph of a stone shrine open to a courtyard, with red-and-orange curtains draped on the pillars at each side. Inside the shrine, a deity murti with a gold crown and colourful garlands stands behind a silver-and-brass lamp stand decorated with flower garlands. A single person in saffron-orange robes, seen from behind with hair in a bun, stands on the stone platform facing the shrine. A brass lamp stands at the lower right near a red cloth-covered object. Red-and-white painted steps and orange-walled rooms frame the scene, with green trees behind.2010-10-12 +1 copiesA photograph inside an open-sided temple shrine with grey stone pillars, red curtains tied back and a carved stone platform. On the platform sit deity murtis of a goddess and a seated god, decorated with marigold and multicolored garlands, with brass lamps and pots arranged before them. A single person in orange ochre robes stands barefoot on a doormat at right, facing the shrine. In the foreground a golden throne with a red cushion sits empty beside brass trays with offerings and a kalasha-like vessel. Surrounding greenery and a red-and-white painted railing are visible.2010-09-18A barefoot man in a saffron-orange sannyasi wrap stands facing a stone shrine at a temple. Inside the arched, red-backed niche, a deity murti with a trident and garlands of yellow and red flowers is adorned, with brass lamps and vessels set before it on the granite platform. Red and white curtains hang at the sides of the open pavilion, and palm trees are visible beyond. The man's presence is a practitioner's stance at the shrine, and the page's a person claim cannot be confirmed from his appearance, so his identity is not asserted.2010-10-21October 10 20102010-10-10 +2 copiesA 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.2010-10-12October 29 20102010-10-29A photo of an open-sided stone shrine with carved grey pillars, red curtains tied at the sides, and a mounted golden arch framing a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati adorned with marigold garlands and a red cloth backdrop. A standing figure in orange robes bows forward with hands at the stone altar in front, which holds small brass vessels and oil lamps. The setting is a temple courtyard with trees visible beyond the railing.2011-02-12October 20 20102010-10-20October 29 20102010-10-29November 14 20102010-11-14A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a granite shrine. One person in orange clothing, with a draped orange cloth, stands with their back to the camera, facing a shrine. Inside the carved stone shrine stands a deity murti decorated with garlands, with brass lamps and oil lamps arranged on the stone platform. An orange-and-white striped wall and a red-painted wall frame the courtyard, and a small signboard is mounted beside a doorway on the left.2010-10-12