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A photograph taken down a railed aisle with a red carpet leading toward a golden shrine. A deity murti pair stands on a gilded pedestal with garlands of yellow and multicoloured flowers, backed by a red and gold arch and orange draped cloth. Two seated figures in white ritual clothes sit before the shrine, one at the front and one beside it, while a camera on a tripod records the scene. Audience members in white sit along both sides behind metal railings, with a hanging decorative banner at right and open-air roofing and greenery beyond.

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A photograph of an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and hanging decorative banners, looking down a red-carpeted central aisle lined with steel railings toward a large painted backdrop of a deity group in red and gold. Seated devotees in white and light clothing fill the railed seating on both sides, and a camera on a tripod films a procession of white-clad figures near the stage. Saffron fabric drapes the sides of the stage, and the scene reads as a darshan or satsang session.2010-09-14Photograph of a temple shrine seen down a railed walkway lined with steel barriers and a red carpet. Inside the shrine, a large golden deity murti pair sits on a raised seat draped in red and green cloth, adorned with garlands and necklaces, with a trident-bearing figure at the left. In front, a bald priest in orange-brown robes kneels at a stone platform arranged with ritual items, lamps and white garlands. A seated figure in white sits at the left edge and a robed attendant stands at the right.2013-04-13May 19 20132013-05-19July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph taken down a narrow red-carpeted aisle lined with steel railings, leading to a shrine with a gilded arch and yellow backdrop. Two deity murti stand at the top, one with a red crown and one with a tall crown, both adorned with garlands and gold jewellery. Before them sits a shaved-headed man in an orange-red robe, seated at the base of the shrine beside a decorated kalasha and offerings draped with green and red cloth.2013-04-09March 07 20132013-03-07Interior-style temple shrine under a corrugated roof with orange curtains, where a red carpet leads toward a white stone shrine holding a large decorated deity murti with a gold crown and garlands. Several men in saffron and orange robes sit or stand near the altar, one bare-chested figure in orange pours or performs an offering, and a seated priest in orange kneels on the carpet. Dozens of seated devotees in white and grey clothes fill the foreground on either side of a railing. The statues are adorned with marigold and flower garlands and gold ornaments.2010-07-21November 07 20102010-11-07April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesA temple shrine hall with a red-framed open pavilion decorated with banana leaves and marigold garlands. Central on a stone platform sits a large deity murti pair with garlands and a red-and-gold bordered cloth, flanked by a golden arched niche holding a seated figure in orange robes with garlands and a standing murti in a teal-draped niche. In the foreground, rows of seated children and adults in white and red clothing face the shrine, while a man in a white shirt films with a tripod-mounted camera at right. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the platform. A sadhu in orange kneels with hands folded near the left niche.2013-01-02May 16 20132013-05-16A photograph of an open-air satsang at a shrine with red-and-white pillars and orange curtains. A seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a gold ornate throne before a shrine holding two deity murtis draped in red cloth and garlanded with flowers. Gold lamp stands flank the altar. Silhouetted devotees in white and orange sit on the floor in the foreground, and a video camera on a tripod records the talk.2010-11-07