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A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses. A figure in a blue silk garment with a gold border and a pink-and-yellow turban walks along a red carpet between metal handrails, wearing a beaded necklace. Behind them, a second man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a gold chain also walks. At the far end, a gold-framed shrine glows with lamps and marigold garlands. Colourful striped cylindrical decorations line the walls.

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December 26 20102010-12-26Interior of a covered temple hall with orange-painted walls and a metal-framed corrugated roof. A long red carpet runs down the centre between steel handrails toward an ornate golden shrine lit at the far end, where a deity murti is decorated. Vertical fabric banners with red, blue and white patterns hang from the ceiling along the aisle. A woman in a blue sari walks toward the shrine, with a few other people and white plastic chairs near the walls. Framed photographs hang on the right wall beside a small orange counter.2010-10-09October 12 20112011-10-12A procession walks down a covered hall along a red carpet between metal railings. A central figure in a turquoise-blue garment and orange marigold garlands walks toward the viewer, with a small curved bronze-coloured ornament visible at the neck. Behind and beside him, people in white dhotis and shawls, some with red sashes, and women in saffron, orange and white saris follow. A red and multicoloured parasol-style canopy is held overhead.2010-12-26A photograph inside a temple hall with a red-carpeted walkway lined by metal railings. In the foreground a figure in an orange-red saffron dhoti and shawl, with a white tilak on the forehead and a wide orange-and-white garland of flowers around the neck, walks barefoot along the carpet. Behind on the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands near a doorway. In the background a shrine holds a deity murti decorated with colourful garlands beneath a gilded arch, with red and white curtains and patterned banners on pillars. Framed photos hang on the wall at the upper right.2013-04-09A temple procession walks along a red carpet under a covered corridor with metal railings, hung with decorative paper bunting and painted pillars. At the centre, a man in a violet-blue dhoti and gold-bordered shawl wears long rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, and walks barefoot holding a staff. Behind him, a man in a saffron-orange robe and beaded mala carries a staff, and a red-and-multicolour umbrella is held overhead. Other men in white dhotis and saffron cloth follow, with women in pink and blue saris at the right. Warm light glows from a shrine beyond.2011-12-14A photograph of a covered, open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and a grey concrete floor. A long red carpet runs down the centre toward a brightly lit shrine at the far end, where a deity murti stands in front of a red curtain. Two people in plain ochre or saffron-toned robes walk away from the camera along the carpet, one carrying a cloth bag. Stainless steel railings line both sides of the walkway. Colourful woven and embroidered hanging panels with orange tassels hang from the ceiling beams, and small tables and white plastic chairs stand against the side walls.2011-01-22A covered hall with a corrugated roof and tall decorative cylindrical banners with floral patterns and fringed tassels hanging overhead. A red carpet runs down the centre between steel railings toward a shrine at the far end, where a deity murti with a red and gold backdrop is visible. Two people in plain clothes walk away from the camera along the carpet, one in a dark wrap and one in light clothing, while a third figure stands near the left wall. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures are too distant and shadowed to assess.2011-01-22December 26 20102010-12-26July 08 20132013-07-08April 01 20132013-04-01A photograph taken down a covered, dim walkway toward a temple shrine. A narrow red carpet runs down the centre between metal railings, and a few silhouetted people stand or walk along it toward the lit shrine. At the far end, a deity murti with ornate golden and red decorations sits in a glowing arched niche flanked by pink and orange cloth drapes. Hanging dark banners line the ceiling and walls. Several dim figures, including a person in dark clothes near the centre, are visible. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2011-01-23 +1 copies