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Photograph of an outdoor ritual at a stone-pillared shrine with a red velvet cloth hanging from the roof beam. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a raised stone platform behind brass puja vessels and a brass lamp, performing worship. A line of devotees stands on the ground in front: a shaved-headed man in orange robes at left, and women in white sarees with gold borders and one in a teal saree, with men in white shirts among them. A corrugated roof shelter and concrete block walls are behind.

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February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor ceremony under a corrugated roof at an open-air temple-style stage with carved grey stone pillars and a red cloth hanging. A large seated crowd in white and pastel clothes sits on mats on the ground, many women in white saris and some in orange. On the raised platform, a woman in orange robes with a garland sits near a brass lamp stand and offering plates, while men in white dhotis and orange-clad attendants stand nearby. Floral petals scatter the platform, and a brass oil lamp stand rises at right.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 14 20072007-02-14February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor photograph at a temple courtyard with a concrete block wall, a red cloth hanging from a stone pillar, and palm trees behind. A figure in a long flowing black-and-white hair style and a saffron-orange robe stands at right with hands folded, facing a group. Several devotees in white and cream clothes stand with hands joined in namaskar; a man in white dhoti and shirt and a woman in cream sari with a rudraksha mala stand in the line. A shaved-headed man in orange robes stands at left near the pillar, and more saffron-clad people stand in the background beside orange flags on poles.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24