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A woman in an orange sari with gold border, hair in a bun with a decorative headband and gold necklace, stands at a shrine lifting a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti framed by pink and white flower garlands. A man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at right, holding a silver vessel. Silver kalasha pots and oil lamps sit on a stone altar beneath a white carved arch with lit edging. Flower petals scatter the floor.

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June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05June 04 20122012-06-04A photograph inside a small shrine niche with a pink flower garland framing a golden deity murti at the centre, with white flowers and more pink garlands above and to the sides. A woman in a rust-orange sari with gold border and a gold necklace holds a lit aarti lamp with bright flame toward the shrine. To the right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with white sacred markings, pours or holds a vessel near the altar. Silver and brass vessels, kalasha-style pots and small lamps sit on the ledge, and string lights line the arch. Two physical people are visible.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05June 04 20122012-06-04June 04 20122012-06-04A woman in an orange-red sari with gold borders and a gold necklace stands with her back to the camera, holding a silver lamp with a flame toward a shrine. The shrine is an arched niche decorated with red and white flower garlands and lit by a row of small bulbs, with a gold-framed deity image or murti at the centre, copper and silver vessels on a stone ledge, and flower petals on the floor. A man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at the right edge, partially visible. This appears to be a puja or aarti being performed at a shrine.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04June 04 20122012-06-04