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A photograph of a stone gateway with an arched opening in a low pink-stone boundary wall, topped by a large white statue of Lord Shiva with a crescent moon in his hair, a trident beside him and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Several people walk through the arch, including a woman in a pink sari and others in light clothing. A man in a white shirt and light trousers walks across the dry ground in the foreground, with scattered stone blocks and sparse shrubs. Tall green trees and a clear pale blue sky frame the scene.

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Outdoor photograph of a large white Shiva statue seated in meditation above a sandstone gateway arch with a crescent moon on its head and matted hair. The statue holds a trident, a drum and a rudraksha mala, with gold ornaments and a gold waistband. Beneath the arch, a group of people in saffron and white robes walk through, some carrying a red parasol. On the right, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha necklace stands near rubble stones. A small girl in pink stands at left beside the stone wall. Dry trees and a clear blue sky surround the gate.2011-05-24A group of people in saffron and orange robes walks through a brick-and-stone archway below a large white statue of a seated deity, Shiva, holding a trident and a drum, with a crescent on his matted hair and a rudraksha mala around his neck. A red umbrella is held over one figure in the middle of the group, with white-clad men and a boy in white shirt and shorts at the edges. Blue sky, trees and a low sandstone wall surround the scene, with scattered stone blocks on the ground to the right.2011-05-24A group of people walks out through a brick archway in a low wall, with a huge white statue of Shiva seated atop the gateway. The deity murti shows a crescent moon in its matted hair, a trident held in one hand, and a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red umbrella overhead leads others, and another person in orange walks ahead wearing a rudraksha mala. Several figures in white dhotis walk alongside, and a man in a red shirt and white dhoti is at the left edge. A child in a white shirt and blue shorts stands at the far left, and a man in a white dhoti stands near the right wall beside scattered stone blocks. Blue sky and trees surround the site.2011-05-24Outdoor photo of a large white Shiva statue seated atop a brick gateway arch with a stone-paved courtyard wall. The seated deity holds a trident and a gold-tipped drum or pot, with a rudraksha mala draped on its chest. Below, a group of devotees walks toward the gate: several men in saffron-orange robes, some with shaved heads, plus men in white shirts and white dhotis and a man in a white vest. A red umbrella with a gold motif is held over the group. Stacked cut stone blocks lie at right beside the wall under a clear blue sky with trees.2011-05-24A group of people walks through a stone archway beneath a large white statue of Shiva seated in meditation pose, holding a trident and a damaru drum, with a crescent moon on his matted hair and a rudraksha mala across his chest. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk in the front, while others wear white dhotis and shawls. A small boy in blue shorts stands at left, and a red-and-white umbrella shades part of the group. Low stone walls, scattered cut stones and trees surround the path under a clear blue sky.2011-05-24A group of people in saffron and white clothing walks through a brick archway beneath a large white statue of Shiva seated in meditation. The deity murti has a crescent moon in its matted hair, a rudraksha mala, gold armlets and a trident raised in one hand. A man in a bright orange robe leads the group, followed by others in saffron and white dhotis, and a small boy in blue shorts walks on the left. A red umbrella is visible behind the group under a clear blue sky, beside a stone wall and piles of cut stone blocks.2011-05-24Outdoors under a clear blue sky, a group walks through a stone arched gateway below a large white seated Shiva statue holding a trident and a drum-like instrument, with a crescent on its head and a rudraksha mala. Several robed men in saffron and orange garments and white dhotis walk forward; the lead figure in saffron wears a rudraksha mala and carries a small object. A red-and-orange umbrella is held above the group. Nearby, barefoot children and onlookers watch while stone blocks lie along a low brick wall.2011-05-24A photograph of a group walking along a dirt path toward a red brick gateway beneath a large white statue of Shiva, who holds a trident and a small drum-like object with a rudraksha mala draped at his chest. A bald man in orange saffron robes leads, with another saffron-clad figure beside him; several men in white dhotis and shirts follow, and one man carries a red and gold umbrella over the group. A child in white stands at the lower left and a man in a red garment waits in the gateway. Stacked stone slabs lie on the right beside a brick wall and green trees under a clear blue sky.2011-05-24A group walks out of a temple entrance with a blue barred gate and pale peach walls. On the left, a large black stone Nandi bull with a red cloth draped over its neck sits on a white-and-red plinth. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot, leads the group on a paved walkway, followed by men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a red-orange cloth and one in a yellow shirt. Two women in white saris and one in a white top stand on the right, barefoot. Swamiji (probable) cues are the long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala on the leading figure.2009-07-14Photograph of a group walking along a paved path in front of a small temple with a pale pink-cream facade, blue-framed iron gate and a dark stone Nandi bull with a red cloth on a white and red plinth at left. Two central figures in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas lead the group; one walks barefoot beside a man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti, and another in white dhoti and shirt follows. Several men in white and yellow clothing stand behind, and a woman in white is at right. Red-and-white striped walls and a palm-like tree frame the scene. a person (appearance cues: saffron robe and rudraksha mala on the leading figure) walks at centre with devotees.2009-07-14February 01 20152015-02-01July 14 20092009-07-14