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An open dark-bound handwritten puja manual photographed flat on a pale surface. On the left page, a printed color painting shows a deity pair seated on an ornate red throne beneath a decorated arch and a white parasol. The blue-skinned figure wears a bow and a yellow garment, and the figure beside them wears a jewelled green-and-red dress. Two attendants stand on the sides and a small devotee in green kneels at the lower left, with a lit oil lamp and offerings before the dais. The right page is blank cream paper. This is a photograph of a book, with no people present.

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1996 - Puja Manual Handwritten by HDHDecember 23 20062006-12-23A photograph of a dimly lit shrine niche with a gilded arch framing a seated pair of deity murti, a male figure with a tall crown and blue garment and a female figure in red and gold, both adorned with garlands of red and yellow flowers and jewelled necklaces. Flanking the central pair are standing statues: on the left a figure in orange turban and orange-saffron cloth, and a youth in orange cloth with bare upper body; on the right a figure in dark red attire with a garland and folded hands. Oil lamps stand at the base, and a black lingam-like form sits before the murti on a dark platform. Orange and red drapes fill the background.2017-01-08A painted mural inside a palace-style hall shows a royal wedding or sacred marriage ritual beside a fire pit. A crowned figure in gold and red garments with a flower garland stands at the centre beside a woman in teal and blue, who holds a garland and a small offering. Attendants in orange and saffron clothing, one bare-chested with a sacred thread, kneel or stand around the fire, some holding offerings and flowers. Behind them a painted red-curtained arch and a building with arched windows, with turbaned men in white garments at the right edge. A pot and flower offerings sit on the floor. The image is a painting on a wall, so no physical people are present.2006-11-10June 25 20132013-06-25 +1 copiesJanuary 24 20162016-01-24May 31 20182018-05-31February 06 20132013-02-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated pair of deity murtis on a stone-pillared shrine, illuminated against a dark background. The left figure has a blue-black face, a white urdhva tilaka and a crown, holding a flower garland and a ceremonial disc; the right figure wears a crown, ornate silver jewellery and a dark blue and red sari with green borders. Both sit on a golden pedestal draped with white cloth and orange-bordered fabric, with a large gold waist ornament in front. Garlands of orange and white flowers hang around the figures. The statues are not living people, so no physical people are present.A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne in a temple hall, wearing a red-and-white flower garland and a gold necklace, with his hands resting on the armrests. Two tall painted guardian figures with multiple arms and gold crowns flank the entrance. Oil lamps stand on both sides of the hall. In the foreground, a woman in orange sits on the floor beside a ritual tray with flowers and offerings, while a woman in a white top and a woman in a magenta sari sit with folded hands, and an older man in white sits at the right with his palms pressed together. Several saffron-clad attendants sit near the throne. a person is the seated central figure, identified by his saffron robes, flower garland, gold ornaments and throne placement.2013-07-02January 24 20162016-01-24February 15 20132013-02-15