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Photograph of a bare-walled hall with a red-brown floor where devotees perform puja before a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, garlanded with white flowers and set on a magenta cloth. A woman in an orange top with a white flower garland stands at left holding a lit oil lamp toward the altar. Two other women stand nearby, one in a yellow sari at left edge, one in a pink polka-dot sari with hands folded in prayer at right. The altar on a white cloth holds brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers, fruit and a thali. Orange flower decorations and paper garlands hang on the walls.

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July 14 20092009-07-14July 27 20092009-07-27A photograph of an indoor room with white walls and a glossy white floor, where devotees perform a puja before a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and red marigolds. The portrait shows a figure in saffron robes wearing a white and beaded necklace, holding a hand raised in blessing. On a white-draped table below, a brass oil lamp burns with a flame, beside flowers and offerings. A woman in a sleeveless saffron dress stands at the table lighting or tending the lamp. A figure in a saffron robe with a maroon-banded shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing the altar. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a tray of flower petals, and another man in white shirt and pants stands behind, with a window of orange blinds and grille to the left.2010-02-16A photograph inside a plain whitewashed shrine room where a standing devotee in an orange robe and red sleeveless top holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame toward an ornate golden peetha throne. The throne carries a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace, draped in magenta and orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, and trays of flowers and fruit sit on the floor below. A large black-and-white photograph hangs on the wall behind, and a small framed picture rests on a golden swing with flower garlands at right. A second orange-robed person stands at the left edge with hands folded in prayer.2009-07-30July 27 20092009-07-27A devotee in an orange dhoti and red-orange shawl, with long dark hair, holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame toward an ornate golden throne (peetha) draped in magenta cloth. A framed painting of a figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala sits on the throne, and a garlanded small seated murti in orange cloth rests before it. Brass lamps, a kalasha, flower garlands and plates of offerings surround the setup, with a large black-and-white portrait on the wall behind. A second person in orange stands at the left edge with hands folded in namaskar. The aarti is performed as a puja in a plain white hall.2009-07-30July 27 20092009-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27July 27 20092009-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27July 27 20092009-07-27July 26 20082008-07-26