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A young male devotee in an orange saffron robe with a red border kneels on a red carpet, scattering white flower petals along a runway between two silver metal railings in a temple hall. He has white tilak marks on his forehead and arms and wears a beaded rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Ahead, a deity murti draped in red and gold cloth with a golden crown is seated on an altar at the end of the aisle, with green foliage and a pillar visible behind. The scene suggests a temple puja preparation.

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Two young male devotees in orange robes and white tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms prostrate on a long red carpet within metal railings. A trail of white flower petals runs down the center of the red carpet. Behind them, a blurred temple interior with red hangings and a deity murti is visible. Wrist watches and rudraksha malas are visible on the devotees.2013-03-06April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesApril 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesA photograph taken from behind of a person in orange saffron robes draped over one shoulder, dark hair in a low bun, standing on a covered walkway beside a metal railing. Ahead, a stone shrine with red and gold decorations houses a deity murti adorned with garlands, with red curtains and a golden stand in front. The space has a corrugated roof, red-and-white striped barriers and colourful painted pillars. The orange-clad figure's identity cannot be established from appearance alone, so no a person candidate is asserted.2010-10-27April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesJuly 07 20132013-07-07A photograph inside a temple hall with red carpet runner between steel railings. In the centre, a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot along the carpet toward the viewer. Behind him stands a large deity murti with garlands and a red-and-green backdrop. To the right, another saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala walks away, and on the left a woman in white and orange and a man in white ritual dress stand near the railings. Red curtains frame the hall.2011-09-24April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesA temple corridor with a red carpet and steel railings. In the foreground a man with long hair, white tilak and forehead marking, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold border and an orange shawl, walks with eyes lowered. A rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklace hang on his chest; the appearance is uncertain, so he is described only as a man in ceremonial saffron attire. Behind him a line of orange-robed followers, some with white-painted arms and foreheads, walk with palms pressed together in anjali. Beyond the railing, a shrine holds golden deity murtis, garlanded with flowers, under an ornate golden arch.2013-05-17October 12 20112011-10-12April 10 20132013-04-10A young boy with a shaved head and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, sits on the floor with eyes lowered in a devotional posture. Behind him, seated monks in orange robes have their hands folded in prayer. A small brass oil lamp and a white flower sit on the floor in front of him. Other people are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2013-07-05