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A photograph of a temple shrine interior with carved grey stone pillars and a wooden ceiling. A person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wearing a red garment draped over the shoulders and red dhoti-style lower cloth with gold border, stands with hands folded in prayer before the shrine. Inside the shrine stands a small red-clad figure with a red head covering and beaded garlands, and a larger deity murti is adorned with white and orange flower garlands and a crown-like headdress. Brass oil lamps, a hanging bell and a brass bowl of red, yellow and white flower petals sit nearby, with green foliage visible through the open side.

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April 23 20122012-04-23A devotee with long dark hair, wearing a red dhoti and red upper wrap, stands barefoot on a leopard-print mat in front of a stone shrine with carved pillars, facing a deity murti dressed in red and orange silks with garlands, behind a brass oil lamp stand. A brass tray of petals and flower arrangements sits on the floor nearby, and banana leaves and mango leaf strings decorate the shrine's top. Only the back of the standing devotee is visible, so no identity can be determined from the figure.2012-04-23A photograph of a temple shrine with a carved stone frame and a golden arch around a deity murti of a seated goddess with multiple arms, holding a trident and other objects, dressed in red and green cloth with garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on either side. In the foreground a single person in red robes and a red dhoti-style lower garment, with long hair, bends forward with hands folded in front of the shrine. A brass bowl of flower petals in red, yellow and white sits on the floor. Green leaves hang in a string above the shrine.2012-04-23March 02 20112011-03-02 +1 copiesDecember 22 20102010-12-22April 23 20122012-04-23November 18 20102010-11-18 +2 copiesOctober 12 20102010-10-12 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20102010-09-12April 05 20122012-04-05A person in an orange-red sari with gold border, seen from behind with dark hair pinned up and rudraksha bracelets on the upper arm, bends forward at a lit shrine niche. Inside the arch framed by warm LED lights sits a gilded shrine with a golden torana canopy and a deity murti, flanked by silver lamps and pots set on a wooden altar. Bronze lamps and small cups stand on the wooden counter in the foreground.2012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine area with a granite pillar and open pavilion. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and a white garland, stands with back to camera facing an altar. The altar holds brass oil lamps on tall stands, brass plates and vessels, and a seated deity murti in blue and gold draped in garlands. Behind the altar a shrine displays a deity pair with orange and red cloth, marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, and ornate necklaces. Red-and-white painted walls and a green garden with a red metal gate appear beyond the pillars.2010-09-15