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Photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with yellow and red-white garlands. Central metal deity murti figures with crowns and jewelled necklaces stand behind a linga-like form draped in green and white garlands. On the left a person in a dark robe and maroon turban stands with arm extended, offering or lighting something near a brass oil lamp. Tall brass lamps stand on both sides, and a golden kalasha-like object sits on a platform in the foreground. A figure on the right wears a tiger-striped cloth and holds a staff, with a bead necklace.

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December 05 20142014-12-05A temple shrine scene with a richly decorated deity murti seated on a golden throne, draped in long garlands of yellow, pink, white and red flowers. A standing priest in a dark maroon dhoti with a red-and-gold sash and a red head wrap faces the shrine, holding a lit lamp. Beside him stands another attendant in a saffron-orange garment. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks sit on the stone floor, with scattered petals and a small offering plate. A tall brass lamp stand with a trident-like top stands at right.2014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05Photograph of a temple shrine with deity murtis of Shiva and Parvati seated behind a tall shivalingam heavily garlanded with yellow marigolds and red-white flower strands. A man in a maroon turban and dark clothing stands at left holding a lit oil lamp toward the murtis. Behind them stands a third murti of a hunter-like figure with a bow and striped garment and rudraksha beads. Gold ornaments, necklaces and floral garlands decorate the murtis, with brass and metal ritual vessels in the foreground.2015-07-31December 05 20142014-12-05July 31 20152015-07-31December 12 20162016-12-12July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22December 05 20142014-12-05A temple shrine with richly decorated deity murtis under a golden canopy, garlanded in multicolored flower garlands of pink, yellow, green and white. A priest in a rust-orange turban and dark orange-brown dhoti with gold-bordered cloth stands at left holding a lamp toward the central images, with a second attendant in white-and-orange ritual dress and a bald head at far left holding a tray. Gold ornaments, necklaces and a crown adorn the central deity figures, and brass lamps and vases sit at the front. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this scene.2014-12-05