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A photograph of a temple shrine scene with an outdoor pavilion. Two painted deity murti figures sit on a decorated throne in the upper left, adorned with garlands and ornaments. A man in an orange robe stands centre-right beside a red-painted pillar, and a bare-torsoed elderly woman in a green-bordered sari faces the shrine, holding a bundle of dried straw. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around the shrine with flower garlands, brass lamps and a kalasha, with a bright colourful pillar and palm fronds in the background.

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December 20 20092009-12-20December 20 20092009-12-20December 20 20092009-12-20December 20 20092009-12-20December 20 20092009-12-20A photograph of a temple shrine canopy with orange curtains and a stone pillared roof. Inside, a deity murti pair with garlands sits on a golden arched backdrop. A man in orange robes stands at the shrine, and a sadhu-like figure in orange offers something beside it. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand in the foreground, a woman in a green and gold sari with bare upper body faces the shrine, and a man in a striped shirt folds his hands. Brass lamps, flower garlands and a stone altar surround the murti.2009-12-20December 21 20092009-12-21A photograph of a temple shrine in front of a deity murti draped with garlands of marigolds and white flowers, with brass lamps and a silver tray of flowers and offerings on a stone platform. A man in an orange robe with a pink shawl and a heavy garland of yellow, red and white flowers stands at the centre, smiling and receiving the garland as devotees in saffron robes and white dhotis stand around him with hands folded. Behind them an older man in a green sari-style garment wears a rudraksha mala and a white-clad attendant bends over the offerings. Red and orange cloth hangs from the pillars and a palm-leaf decoration is visible at the right. The pictured man has no clearly identifiable appearance cues sufficient to confirm an identity, so he is described by role only.2009-12-20December 20 20092009-12-20July 22 20102010-07-22A photograph of devotees gathered at a shrine in an open-sided pavilion with grey carved stone pillars and orange curtains. Inside, a deity murti pair is decorated with garlands in red, yellow and green, with brass lamps on either side and a gilded arch behind. Devotees in white clothes stand in the foreground; one man on the right presses his palms together in namaste. Others in white, yellow and orange saris and shirts walk in the foreground. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible among the people.2010-07-22December 30 20092009-12-30