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Photograph of a temple doorway covered in golden-yellow panels with rows of small brass bells and garlands of red, white and pink flowers with green leaves hanging on the sides. In the foreground a woman with hair tied back and draped in an orange-red silk sari with gold border has lemon garlands looped at her head and shoulder. Beside her a bare-chested man in a teal green cloth with patterned border and a white sacred thread touches the doorway, while another shirtless man in the right background works near the frame. A white-clad person stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a temple door being decorated with lemon garlands and flowers.

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Photograph of a temple doorway with ornate golden-yellow carved wooden panels hung with small brass bells and garlands of marigold, red and white flowers and lime-green fruit. A shaved-headed priest, bare-chested in a teal patterned dhoti with a white sacred thread, stands with a white urdhva-pundra forehead mark and drapes a garland of lime fruit around the neck of a woman in an orange-red silk sari. A young boy with a white forehead mark and a pearl necklace is in the foreground, and a figure in white dhoti stands at the left edge. No a person candidate is visible.2012-08-20 +2 copiesA photograph inside a yellow-ochre temple hall decorated with brass bells and garlands of orange marigolds, pink and white flowers. A bare-chested devotee in a teal dhoti stands with his back to the camera while a priest in white dhoti and white shoulder cloth holds his hands near his shoulders, and a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap with gold-toned garland and gold earring stands at right with palms joined. A brass oil lamp stands at right. A white sacred thread is visible on the devotee's back. Ritual blessing setting.2012-09-11A photograph of a temple doorway with a yellow-ochre wooden door fitted with many small brass bells. A woman in a red-orange silk sari with gold border, shoulders draped with a gold-bordered orange shawl and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers at her head, stands facing the door. A shirtless man in a teal printed dhoti with a white sacred thread across his bare back reaches up to ring a bell, wearing a gold wristwatch. Another shirtless man in an orange cloth and white dhoti stands behind, and a flower garland hangs on the door frame beside them. No one matches the a person appearance cues.2012-08-20 +1 copiesA photo at a temple doorway with ornate carved wooden doors studded with brass bells and hung with garlands of white jasmine, red and pink flowers and strings of yellow-green citrus fruit. A woman in an orange-red silk sari with gold border and a flower garland stands with her head bowed. A shirtless priest in a teal and black patterned dhoti with a white sacred thread and a white tilak on his forehead holds up a strand of lime garland. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at the left edge, and a partially visible figure is at the lower right, with a few other people nearby in the foreground.2012-08-20 +1 copiesA photograph inside an orange-walled temple shrine decorated with hanging brass bells and flower garlands in pink, yellow and white. In the foreground a bare-backed priest in a teal dhoti and sacred thread works at the shrine opening. To the right stands a man in a reddish-brown shawl and ornate gold beaded necklace, with a tilak on his forehead and long hair tied back, gesturing toward the shrine with his hands. Beside him a man in an orange garment and white cloth holds an orange object.2012-09-11Photograph of devotees at a golden-yellow carved temple door studded with small brass bells, with green and white-flower garlands hanging beside it. In the foreground a woman in a red-orange silk sari with gold border has her shoulder touched by a bare-chested man in a teal dhoti with a sacred thread across his back, who reaches toward the door. Beside him a second bare-chested man in a white dhoti with orange top cloth also reaches up to the garland. At the right edge a brass pot sits on a low ledge near the threshold. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at the far left edge. The scene suggests a temple door-opening or door-blessing ritual.2012-08-20 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09 +3 copiesA photograph inside a temple with a warm orange-ochre wall decorated with hanging brass bells and garlands of marigolds, roses and white flowers along the top and left edge. A bare-chested man in an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulder carries a brass pot and turns toward a rectangular window opening that shows a bright outdoor view. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes holds a small orange cloth or vessel, and a bald man in a white shirt and white dhoti with gold border stands at right. Another man with a shaved head and red-marked forehead stands behind. Candidate appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm the page's identity claim.2012-09-11 +1 copiesMay 07 20172017-05-07May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple interior at night with a row of hanging brass bells. A central figure in a deep red turban, red silk garment and gold armlet wears a long garland of white and yellow flowers and stands before a woman in a maroon sari who reaches up to adorn him with flowers. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala presses his palms together. On the wall hangs a framed portrait of a smiling figure in a red and orange head wrap, and a brass kalasha sits lower right beside a flower arrangement. Counted people are the three visible, partially cropped.2017-10-18March 07 20162016-03-07