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A photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine. A woman in a maroon-brown sari with a gold border and an orange-red turban stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti heavily decorated with multicoloured garlands of yellow, white, red and green flowers and gold jewellery. Behind her stands a golden murti of a figure wearing a red-orange turban with a crescent, also garlanded. At far left, a man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala stands partly visible. Brass vessels and flower petals lie on the stone floor in front of the decorated deity.

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December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05December 27 20132013-12-27A temple priest in an orange-red turban and matching orange-red dhoti with gold border stands at left, bending forward and reaching with one hand to a richly adorned deity murti. The murti is draped in layered gold and pearl necklaces, a gold crown, and long garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers, with a large floral backdrop behind it. Brass oil lamps and a silver vessel sit at its base, and a decorated kalasha or abhishekam pot rests on a tray at lower left with flower petals scattered nearby. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05January 04 20152015-01-04November 25 20152015-11-25A priest in a rust-orange turban and matching orange-red dhoti with gold border stands at a richly decorated deity murti, arranging gold necklaces and strands of beads on the figure. The murti is covered in garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds, and white flowers, with gold ornaments and green jewelled pendants. A gold kalasha-style vessel and brass lamp stand nearby, and a small decorated stone or metal object with white flower garland rests on a wooden platform at lower left. Red and yellow petals scatter the floor.2014-12-05January 04 20152015-01-04December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27 +1 copies