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A photograph of a stone shrine pavilion with a white flat roof, carved pillars and red velvet curtains hung on the open sides. Inside, a standing deity murti is draped with green cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange marigold strands. Several people in white and cream ritual clothes stand around it; one tall man in a white shirt and cream dhoti stands at the front, and a young boy in a white kurta gathers near the shrine. A woman in a white sari with a red border attends to the murti, and other devotees in white stand around the platform. A stone trough and offerings sit at the base, with tree foliage and a water tank behind the structure.

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Outdoor photograph of a white stone temple canopy with carved pillars and red curtains, decorated with a yellow garland along its roof. Inside, a deity murti is adorned with marigold and green garlands while several priests in white dhotis and a figure in orange robes perform ritual service around silver vessels and brass pots. Devotees in white clothing stand nearby, and a large water tank and trees sit behind the structure. Several people are visible in the foreground and at the right edge, including a child in white and women in white saris and a rudraksha mala. The setting appears to be a festival-time puja at a temple.2006-12-31Outdoor temple shrine with a white stone canopy, red curtains and a yellow garland hung along the roof edge. Inside, a deity murti dressed in green cloth and draped with marigold garlands is attended by several people in white. A woman in a white sari with a red border holds a small vessel and pours liquid over the murti, while a man in a white shirt and white trousers stands beside her. Another man in white bends at the base of the shrine handling an offering. Devotees and onlookers stand at the front, including a smiling man in white in the right foreground.2006-12-31Outdoor photo of a pale stone canopy shrine with red curtains draped on both sides, decorated with a yellow garland along its roof edge. Inside, a green-hued deity murti is adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends over the platform while several people in white clothing hold brass vessels and kalasha pots, and a saffron-robed sadhu stands at the left. Devotees in white and a bald man in white stand in the foreground, with shrubbery behind the structure.2006-12-31Outdoor photo of a white stone shrine canopy with carved pillars, a stone Nandi bull on the roof and red curtains at the sides, set among trees on a bright day. Inside the open pavilion, a man in a white shirt and light trousers with a lanyard stands beside a bronze deity murti draped with garlands. A man in a dark shirt and a man in an orange cloth pour liquid from a metal pot over a shivalinga-style abhishekam setup with brass vessels and marigold garlands. Devotees in white and orange stand around the base and at the front, with a banana bunch and plates of offerings nearby. Some devotees hold small brass vessels. Orange and yellow festoons hang on the left.2006-12-31February 24 20072007-02-24December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor photo of a stone shrine canopy with red curtains at a temple, where a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A priest in white dhoti stands at the shrine, and another man in white clothes pours or offers from a brass vessel. An attendant in an orange-saffron cloth stands nearby. Devotees in white dhotis and a woman in a white sari with a red border stand around the shrine, and a girl in a white dress holds a small brass pot. Trees and a sunny sky are behind the structure.2006-12-31Outdoor photograph of a stone-pillared open pavilion, its columns carved and draped with red cloth, sheltering a large deity murti on a raised platform. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits at the platform's front, with lamps and offerings arranged before the murti. Standing devotees in white dhotis and white clothing face the platform, with women in red and yellow saris and a child in yellow to the right. Trees and a distant crowd appear behind.2007-02-24December 31 20062006-12-31February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor photograph of a grey stone shrine pavilion with carved pillars, topped by white animal figures, under a metal-framed canopy. Inside the shrine stand two painted deity murtis, one in orange and one in red garments with gold crowns. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a shaved head stands at the base beside a brass lamp, while white-clad devotees in white dhotis and saris, some carrying bags, gather around the platform and walk past. Red cloth drapes hang from the shrine columns and tall trees and a grey wall frame the scene.2007-02-24December 31 20062006-12-31