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Photo at night before a Durga murti with multiple raised arms holding weapons and a lion mount, framed by white lace-like arches and fronted by a brass oil lamp with yellow flower garlands. Beside it are additional goddess statues in red, green and white garments with garlands. In the right foreground a man in a red robe and pale wrapped turban sits on a red cushioned throne with a yellow cloth on the armrest, facing the shrine. A sign above reads SRI...WARA TEMPLE.

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October 08 20102010-10-08A seated man in a red sash and maroon dhoti with a pale pink turban sits in a red velvet throne chair with gold trim, bare feet on a gold footstool, facing a Durga-style goddess murti with multiple arms and a lion mount in an illuminated shrine. Brass oil lamps and marigold garlands sit on a white cloth before the murti, with more deity figures and white floral arches behind. The shrine is beneath a sign reading Sri ... Iswara Temple. Appearance cues are limited; the seated man's identity is uncertain.2010-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 08 20102010-10-08Night photo of a Durga puja tableau in front of a building with a sign reading "...SHWARA TEMPLE". A ten-armed goddess Durga figure in white and red stands on a lion, with a demon figure in gold beside her, flanked by a pink Ganesha figure on the left and female deity figures in red and white. White lacework arches frame the murtis and marigold garlands decorate the base. In the foreground a person in a red garment and a pale head covering sits with palms pressed together in prayer, and a brass oil lamp stands before the display.2010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 08 20102010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08October 03 20112011-10-03Night photo inside a temple hall with a banner reading "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above a large central deity murti, a goddess with many arms holding weapons, flanked by smaller decorated murtis with white lace-like backdrops. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, holds a lit flame before the deity at a white stepped altar with brass lamps, flowers and plates of offerings. To the right, a man in a saffron-red robe with a shaved head sits on a red cushioned throne with gold trim, hands folded in front of him. Another person sits at left in white near the altar. The scene suggests a puja with aarti. A printed banner on the right shows a portrait and Kannada text.2010-10-08October 05 20112011-10-05