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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with white ash markings on the arms, holding a lit lamp or aarti flame toward a large hanuman murti. The murti has a red, white and green garland, a golden crown and a green mountain-shaped object held aloft in one hand. Beside him a younger attendant in orange robes holds a lamp, and at left an older shaven-headed man in orange sits with hands folded in anjali. Smoke rises from the flame against a plain white block wall, with a white-draped table and a second deity figure with an ornate crown at right.

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Photograph of a temple puja at an indoor hall with plain white walls. A figure in a flowing saffron-orange garment, with long dark hair and white markings on the arm, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward large deity murtis of Hanuman, with a red and pink face, gold crown and the hands raised with a green mace, decorated with garlands of white, red, yellow and green flowers. A second figure in orange robes stands behind holding a brass bell and a silver vessel on a tray. A person in white ritual clothing films on the left, and seated devotees with folded hands are at the lower left. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace, with the role of performing aarti before the deity. Total visible people: about five.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A ritual consecration at a temple: a man with long, dark, swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange cloth, raises his right hand toward a hanuman deity murti with a red face, gold crown, and a raised green-tipped mace. The murti is draped in garlands of white, red, yellow and green flowers with a green cloth at its base. Beside him a second person in orange holds a silver puja vessel and tray, and a seated devotee with folded hands is at lower left. A second large murti in orange and gold with a jewelled crown stands at right. White ash marks appear on the raised arm. A photographer is partly visible at left. a person appears as the man in saffron with long hair, performing the ritual.2007-11-09A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor pavilion draped with orange cloth. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and an orange garment holds a silver lamp with a handle, swinging it toward two figures. Behind him, two life-size statues in orange robes with garlands of white, yellow, purple and green flowers stand on a raised platform; one statue wears an orange turban and the other a dark crown, and both hold ceremonial objects. Smoke or incense rises between them. A second man with a beard, partly visible at the left edge, wears orange. The scene looks like an aarti or abhishekam performed before murtis. +1 copiesA photograph inside a plain white-walled room of a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long, wavy black hair, who has white ash markings on the upper arms, applies a white paste to a large murti with a feather-tipped brush. The murti is a monkey-faced deity with a golden crown, decorated with white, red, yellow and green flower garlands, and a green cloth draped at its base. Behind them, a second person in orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings. A brass pot with a white netted cover sits in the foreground. Two figures in orange are visible, and a third person is partly visible at the left edge.2007-11-09May 12 20132013-05-12November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph of a ritual worship scene before a richly decorated deity murti dressed in a blue cloth and draped with red, yellow and white flower garlands. A standing man in an orange-red garment with gold waist sash, long dark hair tied back, and a beaded rudraksha-style mala with gold bangles holds a silver implement. A gold kalasha-style vessel and an arrangement of flowers and offerings sit on the floor in front. At the left edge, a shaved-headed attendant in white watches.2013-05-27Photograph of a temple ritual beside large white deity murtis draped in red, yellow and green flower garlands. In the foreground, a person with long, curly dark hair and a bare back wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder and holds a flat offering or prasad plate. Beside them, a younger figure in a plain orange robe with a red border and a red bindi stands holding a silver tray with offerings, and a gold pendant is visible at the chest. The murtis have crowns, gold ornaments and a green headdress. Behind them is a pale block wall, and at lower left a woven basket and brass vessel sit on the floor.2007-11-09July 07 20092009-07-07November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09