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A photograph taken inside a small dim shrine room with lavender-grey walls. At centre, a deity murti in red and orange cloth with a garland sits on a stone platform. A man in a cream vest over white dhoti crouches at the left, offering rice from a brass plate and tending an oil lamp. In the foreground a figure with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a red thread, stands with hands held toward the lamp. At the right edge a bearded person in orange robes holds a small brass vessel. A painting of a goddess riding a tiger hangs on the right wall, and paper streamers in green and red are strung at the top right.

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A dimly lit shrine room with a painted image of Hanuman carrying a mountain on the left wall and small deity murtis on stone pedestals within. In the foreground a man in a cream sleeveless vest over white dhoti kneels at a small ritual setup on a red-topped platform, holding a lamp or offering plate. Beside him, a person in a saffron/orange sleeveless garment with long dark hair reaches toward the same platform, handling a small brass vessel. Red and white decorations and a painted deity image hang on the walls.A photo taken inside a small dimly lit shrine room with white walls and a metal grille door. A man in cream kurta and white dhoti stands at a deity murti dressed in red with floral garlands, with a brass lamp and offerings on the ledge. Framed pictures of Hanuman and Durga hang on the walls. In the foreground, a woman in orange robes stands with her back to the camera, and at right a bearded man in orange robes stands beside the doorway. Brass plates with offerings sit on a red cloth at the bottom of the frame, and a garland of marigolds runs along the top.A photograph taken inside a small dim shrine room with a grey wall. A man in a cream kurta and white dhoti stands before a red-robed seated figure. A framed picture of Hanuman carrying a mountain is on the left wall, with other devotional prints on the back wall. In the foreground a person with long dark wavy hair wears a sleeveless orange top, seen from behind, and at the right edge another person in orange clothing is partly visible. A red donation box with Hindi text sits at right.July 07 20082008-07-07A dim shrine room with grey walls and a small framed devotional print on the wall. Two painted statues sit on low stone plinths: a larger seated figure in red and yellow robes with a green garland and a raised arm, and a smaller seated figure in yellow with a red garland. A man in a white kurta and dhoti, barefoot, bends forward to tend the smaller statue, with a lit oil lamp in front of it. In the foreground at right, a person with long dark hair in an orange sleeveless top stands with their back to the camera. Flowers and red offerings lie on the floor.July 07 20082008-07-07A dim shrine room with two painted sannyasi statues seated on pedestals, one raising a hand, both wearing red-orange robes and garlands. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair in a sleeveless orange robe stands at the right, facing the statues, beside a second person in orange wearing glasses. A brass plate on the floor holds a lit oil lamp, a small bowl, a cup and flower offerings. A small framed picture hangs on the back wall and a painted figure of Hanuman appears at the left edge. A visible oil lamp and offerings suggest puja. The tall man has distinctive long hair and orange attire, but his appearance is an uncertain candidate match, so he is described by role only.A small dim shrine chamber with whitewashed walls. A red wooden donation box labelled in Hindi/Devanagari text stands at the threshold, with a brass plate and lamp in front. Inside, a seated priest in white kurta and dhoti tends a deity murti with red and orange garlands. On the left wall hangs a colourful print of Hanuman carrying a mountain. A tall figure in a flowing orange robe with long dark hair stands on the right, facing the shrine with hands at his sides, a rudraksha-style appearance not clearly visible. A yellow-and-blue Devanagari notice board hangs on the right wall, and a paper garland runs along the ceiling. Two people are visible in the scene.2008-07-07January 22 20082008-01-22September 18 20062006-09-18December 17 20062006-12-17July 29 20082008-07-29