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A photograph of a temple entrance with white marble steps and a dark stone facade. Two men in orange saffron robes descend the steps, one with a shaved head and one with long dark hair, both carrying small bags. Behind them a man in a white shirt and an orange-robed figure stand near the doorway. A signboard in Hindi reads Shri Dakshineshwar Mahadev Mandir. A woman in a green sari walks out of the doorway. Foreground includes a boy in a grey shirt, a girl in a blue dress with a braid, and a man in a checked shirt. A painted shrine with a deity image sits on the right wall.

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July 10 20082008-07-10Photograph outside a temple entrance with white and pink columns and a painted shrine panel. A slim figure in a saffron-orange shawl stands on white marble steps, smiling and gesturing toward a group. Around him are other men in orange shawls, one in a white shirt, plus a man in a checked shirt, a woman in a blue floral top with a red bag, and a man in a beige shirt holding a microphone. A camera operator with a Panasonic camcorder films at left. A dark signboard on the temple wall shows Hindi text. Other visible text reads Shri Dakshineshwar Mahadev Mandir.2008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10A photograph of a temple entrance with white marble steps and an ornate lattice-arched doorway. A sign reading Shri Dakshineshwar Mahadev Mandir hangs beside the door. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand on the steps, and a shirtless man in a white vest stands in the doorway. Families crowd the courtyard: a man in a blue polo holds a small girl, a woman in a blue floral sari with a red bag stands near a boy in a striped shirt, and a man in a red shirt and a child in red are nearby. A small shrine niche with painted deity imagery stands on the right beside a yellow building.2008-07-10Outdoor photograph at the entrance steps of a temple with a dark signboard reading Shri Dakshineshwar Mahadev Mandir. Three monks in orange robes stand on white marble steps, one with long swept-back hair in an orange shawl, and another in orange with a dark rudraksha-style mala beside a man in a checked shirt and a woman in a red Jewel Park bag. A fourth monk in white inner garment and orange shawl stands at right beside a colourful painted panel of a saint. The signboard lists schedule and temple information in Hindi. No candidate can be confirmed from appearance alone.2008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10A photograph at the entrance steps of a white marble temple, with a painted panel of a seated figure on the left wall and a Hindi signboard reading Shri Dakshineshwar Mahadev on the right. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand on the marble steps; one, with long dark hair and a bare upper body, climbs the steps while another in orange with his back to the camera faces him. A man in white dhoti-style clothing with an orange shawl stands at the left, and a figure in orange moves in the temple doorway. The scene is at a Hindu shrine with worshippers in saffron clothing.2008-07-10Outdoor photo at a temple entrance with white marble steps. Several people walk down the steps, including saffron-robed men in orange clothing and a shaved-headed figure in orange at the front. A woman in a dark patterned dress carries a bag, and a woman in floral pink and yellow sari walks beside a child. A man in a blue polo shirt and white dhoti holds a young girl in a black dress, and a woman carries a baby in red. A signboard on the doorway pillar and a small shrine with a framed deity image sit beside the entrance. Shoes are lined up on the stone tiles below.2008-07-10Photograph at the entrance of an ornate white temple with pastel turquoise and pink trim, an arched red-brown wooden door and latticed windows. In the doorway, a bare-chested young man wears an orange saffron wrap and stands centrally, flanked by two men in orange robes. A man in white kurta holds a camera at the upper left of the doorway. On the steps below, several devotees in sarees and shirts, including a woman in a purple saree, a woman in a green saree and one in a striped blouse, stand in a queue. A devotee in the lower right holds a red bag. The wall displays painted panels depicting deities.2008-07-10Photograph outside a temple entrance with a white facade and red signboard reading Shri Bhooteshwar Mahadev. A young shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange robes walks barefoot at centre, smiling and gesturing, with a second saffron-robed monk beside him. An older woman in a blue-and-white patterned sari with a red bag and a man in a checked shirt walk alongside. A woman in a purple sari and a man in white shirt stand at right near the doorway, and a photographer in white and another in orange shoot the scene. Tiled floor and a yellow building at left.2008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10