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A photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and saffron-orange cloth wrapped around his waist holds a lit camphor flame on a silver plate toward a richly garlanded deity murti, its face partly covered with a golden mask-like adornment and a multi-hooded cobra canopy overhead. Behind the deity, two standing figures in gold-toned crowns are decorated with flower garlands in yellow, pink and red. Before the murti sit fruit offerings, bananas, oranges and apples on a metal tray, a silver plate of sweets, brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel, with flower petals scattered on the stone platform. A second man in saffron cloth sits at the lower left, and a figure in red cloth kneels at right beside a gold-framed arch.

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December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti dressed in white cloth and layered garlands of yellow, pink, red and white flowers, set under a gilded arch with carved stone pillars. A bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti and shawl stands at left, holding a lit lamp aloft toward the deities. In front of the murti are a brass plate of fruit, a plate of green leaves, brass lamps and vessels. Two seated figures in red cloth are partly visible at the sides. No identifiable a person depiction is shown.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23