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A photograph inside a temple shrine. On the left, a golden face of a deity murti is set in a silver-framed niche, draped with marigold and red flower garlands and a white cloth, with a small oil lamp at the lower left. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style beaded mala and ornate gold chain, stands at right touching his forehead with one hand and marking a tilak or kumkum. Beside him a younger man in a red kurta and white shawl stands near a silver railing. Silver carved pillars and marble panels surround the shrine.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine. A golden face-form deity murti with a silver crown-like adornment and tilak stands within an ornate silver arch, draped in a white cloth and wreathed with yellow and red marigold garlands. A silver railing runs along the foreground, and a lit oil lamp sits at the lower left. A man in a red shirt with a white shawl stands at center-left, leaning toward the shrine. On the right, a man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold necklace, wearing a rudraksha-style mala, touches his forehead with his right hand while smiling, with a pink cloth draped over his arm. a person appears in orange robes and gold adornments, at the shrine, with a person in red. The walls are carved white marble with silver fittings.2015-05-04May 04 20152015-05-04May 04 20152015-05-04May 04 20152015-05-04A photograph inside a temple shrine. On the left, a golden face of a deity murti is adorned with a large garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers, with a silver necklace and white cloth draped below. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in the lower left foreground. In the centre, a man in a red kurta with a white shawl rests his hand on the silver railing near the murti. On the right, a man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead raises his hand to his head, wearing an orange-saffron robe with a gold-coloured chain and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him, an older man in a light blue shirt stands near red-painted walls. A carved silver-and-marble shrine structure frames the scene.2015-05-04May 04 20152015-05-04May 04 20152015-05-04May 04 20152015-05-04A photograph inside a temple shrine. A golden face-shaped murti of a deity, adorned with a garland of yellow marigolds, red roses and a silver necklace, is set in an ornate silver niche above a white cloth. An oil lamp with a flame sits at lower left, and a silver railing is in the foreground. On the right, a man in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala and gold chain stands with palms pressed together in prayer, gazing toward the deity. Beside him, a younger man in a red kurta with a white shawl and a tilak on his forehead stands behind the railing. The shrine walls are carved with white marble and silver ornamentation, and a sign on the right is partly visible.2015-05-04A photograph inside a shrine where a golden face-form deity murti of Kalabhairava stands in an ornate silver arch, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, white flowers and silver ornaments on a white cloth. A man in a bright red kurta and white dhoti sits in the middle background, facing the shrine. On the right, a person in an orange-saffron garment with a beaded necklace and long swept-back hair stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, in apparent darshan. An oil lamp flame burns at the lower left and a silver railing is in the foreground. Probable Swamiji (probable) figure with saffron clothing, beaded mala and long swept-back hair, in prayer before the deity.2015-05-04May 04 20152015-05-04A photograph inside a shrine where a silver-framed niche holds a golden deity murti with a face and crown, draped in marigold and red flower garlands with a white cloth behind. In the foreground at right, a person with hair in a bun and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace over an orange wrap stands with palms pressed together in anjali, eyes closed, in prayer. Behind him, a man in a red shirt and white dhoti, with a tilak on his forehead, also stands with folded hands. An oil lamp burns at left edge, and a steel barrier rail and offering box sit in front of the altar. a person: the foreground figure wears saffron/orange wrap and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, with hair in a bun, offering prayer at the shrine.2015-05-04