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Evening aarti at an open-air shrine under a corrugated roof, with strings of coloured lights overhead. A golden arched frame surrounds a deity murti pair seated on a white-draped platform, adorned with red garments, red garlands and gold ornaments. Three priests in white dhotis stand at the front, one in the centre in an orange-brown robe, each lifting a lit multi-tiered aarti lamp toward the deities. Blue curtains hang at the sides of the stone shrine, and devotees sit in the foreground, some with their heads lowered. Red and white striped awnings frame the lower edges.

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October 01 20082008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01Evening aarti at an outdoor temple stage in front of a golden-framed shrine holding a pair of deity murtis, one seated and one standing beside, adorned with red and orange garlands and ornate crowns. Three priests in white and orange-red clothing hold brass oil lamps toward the shrine, the central one in a saffron-red cloth. Blue drapes frame the shrine, strings of colourful fairy lights hang above, and seated devotees in the foreground watch the lamp offering.2008-10-01Evening aarti before a decorated deity murti on an ornate golden-arched stone shrine under a canopy strung with fairy lights. The central murti is a goddess figure with a crown, multiple arms and a red-and-green garland, seated beside a second figure in blue and pink. Three ritual attendants stand in front: two in white dhoti-style clothing on the sides holding lit lamp stands, and one in a saffron-orange robe in the centre swinging a lamp. Blue drapes frame the shrine, and a few seated devotees are visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01Evening aarti at an open-sided pavilion with a stone shrine framed by gold arch. Two deity murtis stand at centre, one crowned and garlanded with flower garlands, the other in a blue and pink sari with a red garland. Three priests in white and saffron-brown cloths hold lit oil lamp fire-bowls toward the murtis; the central priest faces the shrine with his arms raised. Blue curtains hang at the sides, strings of coloured lights decorate the ceiling and pillars, and a few seated devotees sit at the bottom edge near a railing.2008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01