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A photograph of a temple shrine with a long-haired man in blue clothing performing aarti with a lit oil lamp before a deity murti pair, a seated male figure and a seated female figure with crowns and gold jewellery, garlanded with marigolds and red-and-white flower strands. The figures and an attendant are dressed in blue garments with purple drapery; brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and a small seated figure garlanded in the foreground complete the altar. A shaved-headed attendant in white stands at the left edge with a tray. Orange curtains and carved stone pillars frame the open pavilion. The lamp-bearer is a devotee performing puja, not a confirmed identity.

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December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a raised platform, both draped in blue garments and garlanded with yellow, white, red and purple flower strands. A large Shiva lingam in front is also dressed in blue cloth and garlands, with a smaller blue-clad murti seated before it. At left, a person with long dark hair in a blue dhoti-style garment and bare feet holds a lit oil lamp toward the shrine, while a man in white dhoti at the far left holds a tray. Brass lamps, bells and vessels stand on the platform, with red-and-orange cloth hangings and carved stone pillars framing the shrine under a golden arch.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a temple shrine in an open pavilion with red pillars and ornate carved stone. A person in a sky-blue dhoti-style garment, with long dark hair, a gold necklace and armband, stands at left holding a flaming camphor lamp in front of the shrine. Behind them, two large deity murtis sit enthroned in blue and gold garments, wearing crowns and jewellery, flanked by arches of marigold and rose garlands in yellow, red, white and purple. Brass kalasha pots, a brass lamp, a bowl, and a small blue-clad figure with a garland sit on a blue-draped altar, with white cloth and an oil lamp in the foreground. Orange cloth hangs at left. The person's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; they are described by role as the officiant performing aarti.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26