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Photograph of a temple courtyard set up for ritual worship under a white canopy. In the foreground a man with his back to the camera wears an orange cloth wrapped at the waist, with an orange head cloth and a bare upper body, standing beside a fire pit lined with red and white patterned edging. Two kalasha pots with mango leaves sit on gold-coloured bases. Beyond, a shrine is draped with orange and gold patterned cloth. A second person in orange stands near the shrine steps, and two dark stone deity murti stand decorated with garlands on the left and right. Striped mats cover the floor.

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A night-time ritual at an open pavilion with a red-and-white striped mat floor and painted pillars hung with colourful banners. In the foreground, a tall long-haired man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl stands with his back to the camera, offering a flower-filled plate toward a seated figure draped in a gold and green cloth garlanded with pink and orange flowers. Behind him, several young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and tilaka hold plates of offerings and stand in a line. To the right, a row of drummers in saffron clothing play large drums. A cameraman stands at left, and a few onlookers in white are visible at the back. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti offering.2018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30A temple abhishekam scene in a stone-pillared hall. A bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands bent over a grey stone shivalinga on a lotus-shaped pitha, pouring liquid over it. Beside him, a younger man with long hair, also in orange cloth, stands barefoot on the wet floor. A third man in orange kneels at the right of the lingam, and a golden deity murti in a teal and magenta silk garment stands at the right edge. Brass vessels sit near seated saffron-clad figures at the far left.2007-02-23Night outdoor ritual photo. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace, stands on the left holding a lit flame toward a deity murti on a golden peetha. The murti is draped in a leopard-print cloth, adorned with garlands of white and orange flowers and a jeweled crown. Above it hangs a large umbrella-like canopy of yellow, red, green and purple fabric with fringe. A man in white clothes with a pink-striped cloth stands beside the canopy holding its pole. On the right, shaved-headed devotees in white and saffron sit with hands folded in namaskar, and a couple of standing attendants in white stand behind. Stone snake-form pillars sit in the background. Shows a pratyaksha paada pooja and procession setting.2010-11-20May 30 20182018-05-30November 01 20112011-11-01September 11 20172017-09-11A photograph of a Hindu ritual inside a temple-like hall decorated with gold arches and pink drapes. A bare-chested elderly priest with white sacred markings on his arms and a pink-and-gold dhoti sits at left, extending his hand over a stone fire pit with offerings. Beside him a younger man in a bare-chested pose assists. At centre, a seated man wears a woven straw hat, a pink shawl, a white sacred thread and flower garlands, with a silver bowl before him. Behind them stand large deity murtis draped in yellow and red-and-yellow garlands, one in gold crown and yellow robes. Brass plates, banana leaves, flowers and kalasha pots fill the foreground. The ritual appears to be a homa or puja.2013-07-18November 01 20112011-11-01May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesA puja in a pillared hall with a red-and-white striped floor and painted wooden pillars. A long-haired man with a beard, bare-chested and wearing a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl, stands with palms joined before a golden-draped seat decorated with pink and white flowers and garlands. Nearby, a silver vessel and a small lamp sit on a golden cloth. Several attendants in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand behind him; one holds a tray of flowers and another stands with hands folded, and a cameraman films the scene. Men in white dhotis stand at the right with hands joined.2018-05-30November 22 20102010-11-22