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Photograph of a covered outdoor temple courtyard at an ashram with white walls, a grey metal roof and hanging coloured streamers. On the right, a large deity murti in a red-and-green sari with a purple shawl stands beside a white-draped altar with a garland and a small brass lamp. A group of roughly 20 people, including children in colourful dresses and women in red and green saris, stands gathered near a stone pillar. Several men and women in saffron and orange robes stand near the altar, some holding small items. A dark metal stand sits in the foreground.

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October 12 20072007-10-12Photograph of a stone temple-style shrine decorated with red and magenta drapes, hanging mango-leaf strands and flower garlands in yellow, orange and magenta. On a white-draped platform, a seated figure in saffron cloth and a garland is worshipped, with brass lamps, a plate and a small brass item in front. Crowded devotees in orange and saffron robes and white ritual dress stand around, some with folded hands; smoke rises at the right, and a man in white with a rudraksha-style mala stands near a devotee in orange. A deity or sannyasi statue and a seated figure are present; no individual is identified.October 12 20072007-10-12Outdoor temple courtyard scene beside a grey stone shrine pavilion with carved pillars. A red cloth is being drawn off a stone structure, revealing a deity murti dressed in orange and purple garments on the right. Several people in saffron, orange and white robes stand in a group; one bare-chested man in a white dhoti with coloured border raises a hand toward the shrine. A saffron-robed man kneels or bows at the right edge beside the stone platform. Corrugated roof sheets and white walls frame the open space.2007-08-09Outdoor temple procession in front of a granite shrine with carved pillars and a stone platform. On the left, a white-draped deity murti or seated figure is garlanded with yellow and orange flower chains. A central woman in orange sari with a flower garland walks beside a man in white dhoti and orange shawl carrying a silver vessel. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls and women in saffron and pink saris follow. Overhead, large ornate umbrellas in orange, blue and green with fringes shade the procession, and red and orange triangular banners hang from a roof. A red-draped table sits at lower left.2006-12-29August 09 20072007-08-09October 12 20072007-10-12A photograph of devotees gathered at an ornate stone shrine with orange curtains and a golden pedestal holding a deity murti draped in marigold garlands. A figure in a red garment sits at the shrine, and a priest in white stands before it near brass lamps and offerings. Devotees in white and pastel saris and kurtas stand in line, several with hands joined in namaste, while others stand by a striped white wall and a tree. Their clothing is mostly white with pink, yellow and green accents.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJanuary 17 20102010-01-17October 12 20072007-10-12October 12 20072007-10-12August 09 20072007-08-09